Tarp loading structure and method for using same,申请号US201113174655-传众专利搜索

Tarp loading structure and method for using same

申请公布号：US8919079(B2)

申请号：US201113174655

申请日期：2011.06.30

申请公布日期：2014.12.30

发明人：Payne Fred V.

分类号：B65B11/06;B65D88/12

主分类号：B65B11/06

代理机构：

The Bilicki Law Firm, P.C.

代理人：The Bilicki Law Firm, P.C. ;Tapscott Rebecca M. K.;Bilicki Byron A.

摘要：A building structure for covering a large object with a cover comprising: multiple frames, each frame being part of a building structure); at least one motor suspended from at least one of said plurality of frames and connected to one or more spools; and an arm lifting structure suspended from the frame and comprising: at least two arms; a plurality of lifting connectors, each attached on one end to an arm on a first end and attached to one of the spools on a second end; and at least one fastening roller member mounted to each arm for temporarily securing the cover to the arms. Alternate embodiments of the building structure include laterally and/or longitudinally translating motors and/or guides for ensuring the that arms are raised and lowered straight up and down.

主权项：1. A method for covering a large object comprising: providing a tarp-loading building structure including a plurality of building structure frames positioned for structural support of the building; supporting a first motor and a second motor with said plurality of building structure frames or along a purlin between two of said plurality of building structure frames, said second motor being spaced apart from said first motor by a distance, each of said first and second motors being suspended from a frame of said plurality of building structure frames or along a purlin between two of said plurality of building structure frames; providing a plurality of spools, each of said plurality of spools mechanically engaging one of said first motor and second motor; supporting an arm lifting structure with said plurality of building structure frames, said arm lifting structure including a plurality of movable arms, and a plurality of lifting connectors, each of said plurality of lifting connectors secured on one end to one of said plurality of arms and secured on a second end to one of said plurality of spools, wherein at least one fastening roller member is mounted to said plurality of movable arms for non-permanently securing said covering to said arm lifting structure and wherein each of said first motor and second motor operates to rotate said plurality of spools, thereby raising and lowering said plurality of movable arms; securing a covering to said arm lifting structure by inserting an edge of the covering between at least one fastening roller member and the movable arm; lifting said arm lifting structure and said covering; placing said large object under said covering; lowering said covering over said large object; disengaging said covering from said arm lifting structure; securing said covering to said large object; and moving at least one of said first and second motors along a frame of said plurality of building structure frames or along a purlin between two of said plurality of building structure frames to change a lateral position or a longitudinal position of at least one of said first or second motors such that the distance between the first and second motors is increased or decreased to facilitate the covering of large objects of varying widths.