Patent · US Expired

Retractable cover for open top container

US4129331A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
4References
3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 17, 1977
Grant dateDec 12, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 17, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60J7/062
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A flexible cover for an open top trailer is so mounted as to be moved by pneumatic power means between a closed position and an open position in which the cover is retracted toward a position adjacent one side of the trailer so as to be generally pleated by a system of rubber ropes.

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