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Horticultural greenhouse with removable cover

US6843019B2 · kind B2 · utility

17Cited by
29References
10Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 4, 2002
Grant dateJan 18, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 4, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A40/25
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A roll-up cover system includes a tarpaulin (30) having a fixed edge (30-1) and a free edge (30-2) secured to a winding shaft (31), in which the tarpaulin is of the double-membrane inflatable type (30a, 30b) and all or part of the unwinding of the tarpaulin is carried out by inflating the tarpaulin, the inflating pressure occurring in the tarpaulin unwinding the tarpaulin or contributing to the unwinding force. The roll-up cover system has particular application to horticultural greenhouses.

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