GB2298397A - Load covering arrangement for a road vehicle - Google Patents

Load covering arrangement for a road vehicle Download PDF

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GB2298397A
GB2298397A GB9504136A GB9504136A GB2298397A GB 2298397 A GB2298397 A GB 2298397A GB 9504136 A GB9504136 A GB 9504136A GB 9504136 A GB9504136 A GB 9504136A GB 2298397 A GB2298397 A GB 2298397A
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George Harry Ruttle
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RUTTLE PLANT HIRE Ltd
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60JWINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J7/00Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
    • B60J7/08Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position
    • B60J7/085Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position winding up, e.g. for utility vehicles

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A road vehicle, eg a tipper, has an upwardly open body 4 which acommodates a load, eg sand or rock. A cover device 6 is secured to the body 4 and includes a tarpaulin cover 8 which is arranged to be moved between a storage position (shown in full lines) and a covering position (shown in dashed and dotted lines). In the storage position, the cover 8 is stored on a roller 12 which is rotatable by a crank arm 14. The end of the cover which is not attached to the roller is attached to a pair of arms 22 which are pivoted at 26 to opposite sides of the vehicle body. The pivots 26 incorporate springs to urge the arms anti-clockwise as seen in the figure. The cover 8 may be held in the covering position by ropes or latches.

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ROAD VEHICLE This invention relates to a road vehicle and particularly, although not exclusively, relates to a road vehicle having an upwardly open tippable receptacle for accommodating a load and a cover device for covering the receptacle.
Known road vehicles having upwardly open tippable receptacles for accommodating a load are covered manually using a tarpaulin. To this end, an operator throws a tarpaulin over the receptacle when required and secures it in position, for example by tying ffit to suitable locations. Removal of the tarpaulin is achieved by following the aforementioned steps in reverse. Once removed, the operator must store the tarpaulin ready for sbsequent use.
Covering of receptacles with tarpaulins and subsequent removal can be a relatively time-consuming task and, furthermore, when the tarpaulin has been removed, it is not easily stored for re-use.
Preferred embodiments of the present invention aim to address problems associated with the covering of receptacles of road vehicles.
According to the invention, there is provided a road vehicle which includes an upwardly open receptacle for accommodating a load, a cover device being secured to the vehicle and including a cover element which is movable between first and second positions, wherein in said first position said cover element covers the receptacle.
Said road vehicle preferably has its own means of power, although it may be a trailer arranged to be powered using another road vehicle.
Said upwardly open receptacle of said road vehicle is preferably arranged to be tipped in order to dispense a load therefrom.
Said cover device preferably includes moving means arranged to move said cover element between its first and second positions. Said moving means is preferably pivotable for moving said cover element. Said moving means is preferably arranged to move the cover element in an arcuate path between its first and second positions. Said first and second positions are preferably longitudinally spaced apart. Preferably, said moving means is fixed relative to, preferably directly to, the receptacle. Said moving means is preferably pivotably mounted relative to said receptacle. Said moving means may comprise pivotally mounted arms, one suitably being provided along each longitudinally extending side of the receptacle. The pivot points of said arms are preferably disposed approximately mid-way along the extent of said longitudinally extending sides.Said pivot points are preferably disposed less than half-way up the receptacle. Said moving means is preferably operatively connected to said cover element, suitably at a position above an upper edge of the receptacle.
Spring means is preferably provided for moving said cover element between its first and second positions. Said spring means is preferably arranged to urge the cover element towards said first position.
Withdrawal means is preferably provided for withdrawing said cover element from the first position to the second position.
Said first and second positions are preferably predetermined positions. When in said first position, the cover element preferably covers substantially the whole of said receptacle. When in said second position, the receptacle is preferably substantially uncovered by said cover elements.
Storage means is preferably provided for storing the cover element. Said storage means is preferably arranged to store the cover element in a rolled up state.
Preferably, the storage means comprises a cylindrical member around which said cover element may be wound and stored. Said storage means is preferably rotatably mounted. The rotational axis of said storage means preferably extends substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the receptacle.
Said cover element is preferably flexible. Said cover element may be made of a textile material. Said cover element may be made of a woven material. Said cover element may be made from tarpaulin or a nylon mesh material.
The invention extends to a cover device arranged to be secured relative to an upwardly open receptacle of a vehicle, said device including a cover element arranged to be movable between first and second positions for covering and uncovering the receptacle.
The invention extends to a method of covering an upwardly open receptacle of a road vehicle, the vehicle including a cover device secured thereto wherein the cover device includes a cover element which is movable between first and second positions for covering the receptacle, the method comprising moving said cover element from said second position to said first position, wherein it covers said receptacle.
Specific embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of exanple, with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a schematic side elevation of a road vehicle incorporating a cover device; and Figure 2 is a top plan view of the arrangement of Figure 1.
The road vehicle 2 includes an upwardly open body 4 which is arranged to accommodate a load, for example sand or rock. A cover device 6 is secured to the body 4 and it includes a tarpaulin cover 8 which is arranged to be moved between a storage position (shown in full lines in figure 1) and a covering position (shown in dashed and dotted lines in figure 1) via an intermediate position (shown in dashed lines in figure 1).
The cover device 6 includes a pair of brackets 10 fixed to opposite sides of the body 4. The brackets 10 include pipe clamps which rotatably support a circular cross-section roller 12 on which the tarpaulin cover 8 is wound (when the tarpaulin is in its storage position). A crank arm 14 is provided for rotating the roller 12. In an a~ternative embodiment, the roller 12 may extend through, and be supported by, the body of the vehicle.
For example, openings my be provided in the body which openings support respective bushes which cooperate with spindles of the roller for rotatably mounting the roller in position.
One end of the tarpaulin cover is fixed along the axial extent of the roller 12 so that it cannot be detached therefrom. The other end, end 16 of the cover, is fixed to a support member 18 which extends parallel to the axis of the roller 12. The support member 18 is fixed at its ends to respective first ends 20 of a pair of arms 22.
Respective second ends 24 of arm 22 are pivotally mounted on respective pivot members 26 which are fixed to opposing sides of the body 4. The pivot members 26 incorporate respective springs which are operative to urge the arms in an anti-clockwise direction (as seen in figure 1) about their pivots.
The cover device 2 is maintained in its storage position by suitable means. For example, ropes may be secured between the arms 22 and hooks 30 provided on the body 4. Alternatively, user-operable latches may be arranged to releasably secure the arms 22 of the cover device in position.
The cover device 6 is operated as follows: With the device in its storage position, an operator releases the ropes or latches which maintain the device in the storage position. Once this has been done, the arms 22 are caused, by the springs, to pivot in an anti-clockwise direction (as seen in figure 1) on their respective pivot members 26. As the arms 22 pivot, the tarpaulin cover 6 is unwound from the roller 12 and moved over the body 4, until it reaches the covering position.
When it is desired to uncover the body 4, the crank arm 14 is used to rotate the roller 12 thereby to roll the tarpaulin cover 6 around the roller 12. In doing so, the arms 22 are caused to move against the springs in a clockwise direction (as seen in figure 1) about their pivots.
It should be appreciated that the cover device 6 provides a simply and relatively quick means of covering and uncovering the body of a road vehicle.
The reader's attention is directed to all papers and documents which are filed concurrently with or previous to this specification in connection with this application and which are open to public inspection with this specification, and the contents of all such papers and documents are incorporated herein by reference.
All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and/or all of the steps of any method or process so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or steps are mutually exclusive.
Each feature disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) , may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise. Thus, unless expressly stated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar features.
The invention is not restricted to the details of the foregoing embodiment(s). The invention extends to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) , or to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the steps of any method or process so disclosed.

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1. A road vehicle which includes an upwardly open receptacle for accommodating a load, a cover device being secured to the vehicle and including a cover element which is movable between first and second positions, wherein in said first position said cover element covers the receptacle.
2. A road vehicle as claimed in Claim 1, which comprises its own means of power.
3. A road vehicle as claimed in Claim 1, which comprises a trailer arranged to be powered using another road vehicle.
4. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the upwardly open receptacle of the road vehicle is arranged to be tipped in order to dispense a load therefrom.
5. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the first and second positions are longitudinally spaced apart.
6. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the cover device includes moving means arranged to move the cover element between its first and second positions.
7. A road vehicle as claimed in Claim 6, in which the moving means is pivotable for moving the cover element.
8. A road vehicle as claimed in either of Claims 6 or claim 7, in which the moving means is arranged to move the cover element in an arcuate path between its first and second positions.
9. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of Claims 6 to 8, in which the moving means is fixed relative to the receptacle.
10. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of Claims 6 to 9, in which the moving means is fixed directly to the receptacle.
11. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of Claims 6 to 10, in which the moving means is pivotably mounted relative to the receptacle.
12. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of Claims 6 to 11, in which the moving means comprises pivotally mounted arms.
13. A road vehicle as claimed in Claim 12, in which one pivotally mounted arm is provided along each longitudinally extending side of the receptacle.
14. A road vehicle as claimed in Claim 12 or Claim 13, in which the pivot points of the arms are disposed approximately mid-way along the extent of the longitudinally extending sides.
15. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of Claims 12 to 14, in which the pivot points are disposed less than halfway up the receptacle.
16. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of Claims 6 to 15, in which the moving means is operatively connected to the cover element.
17. A road vehicle as claimed in Claim 16, in which the connection is at a position above an upper edge of the receptacle.
18. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which spring means is provided for moving the cover element between its first and second positions.
19. A road vehicle as claimed in Claim 18, in which the spring means is arranged to urge the cover element towards the first position.
20. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which withdrawal means is provided for withdrawing the cover element from the first position to the second position.
21. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the first and second positions are predetermined positions.
22. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the cover element, when in the first position, covers substantially the whole of the receptacle.
23. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the receptacle, when in the second position, is substantially uncovered by the cover element.
24. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which storage means is provided for storing the cover element.
25. A road vehicle as claimed in Claim 24, in which the storage means is arranged to store the cover element in a rolled up state.
26. A road vehicle as claimed in either of Claims 24 or 25, in which the storage means comprises a cylindrical member around which the cover element may be wound and stored.
27. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of Claims 24 to 26, in which the storage means is rotatably mounted.
28. A road vehicle as claimed in Claim 27, in which the rotational axis of the storage means extends substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the receptacle.
29. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the cover element is flexible.
30. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the cover element is made of textile material.
31. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the cover element is made of a woven material.
32. A road vehicle as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which the cover element is made from tarpaulin or nylon mesh material.
33. A cover device arranged to be secured relative to an upwardly open receptacle of a vehicle, the device including a cover element arranged to be movable between first and second positions for covering and uncovering the receptacle.
34. A method of covering an upwardly open receptacle of a road vehicle, the vehicle including a cover device secured thereto, wherein the cover device includes a cover element which is movable between first and second positions for covering the receptacle, the method comprising moving the cover element from the second position to the first position, wherein it covers the receptacle.
35. A road vehicle substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
36. A cover device substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
37. A method of covering an upwardly open receptacle of a road vehicle substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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GB2401087A (en) * 2003-05-02 2004-11-03 George Robert Boden Load cover
WO2016090711A1 (en) * 2014-12-09 2016-06-16 丁三郎 Truck bed cover opening-and-closing lifting/lowering detent mechanism

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US4893864A (en) * 1988-12-05 1990-01-16 Barbara Bailey Extensible and retractable cover apparatus
US5129698A (en) * 1991-07-24 1992-07-14 Aero Industries, Inc. Tarp cover system with lever-operated locking and brake means
US5388882A (en) * 1993-06-30 1995-02-14 Hardee Manufacturing Co., Inc. Tarp assembly for container trucks

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GB2027646A (en) * 1978-08-08 1980-02-27 Nevile Truck Equipment Ltd G Coverable truck bodies
US4874196A (en) * 1987-06-18 1989-10-17 Pioneer Consolidated Corp. Truck cover having an improved telescopic arm assembly
US4893864A (en) * 1988-12-05 1990-01-16 Barbara Bailey Extensible and retractable cover apparatus
US5129698A (en) * 1991-07-24 1992-07-14 Aero Industries, Inc. Tarp cover system with lever-operated locking and brake means
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GB2401087A (en) * 2003-05-02 2004-11-03 George Robert Boden Load cover
GB2401087B (en) * 2003-05-02 2005-05-25 George Robert Boden Load cover
WO2016090711A1 (en) * 2014-12-09 2016-06-16 丁三郎 Truck bed cover opening-and-closing lifting/lowering detent mechanism
CN105730317A (en) * 2014-12-09 2016-07-06 丁三郎 Lifting longitudinal capturing mechanism for opening and closing truck bucket shield

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