Tarp and ballast system

摘要

An improved tarp and ballast system that includes a plurality of panels attached to one another along the lengths thereof, wherein the lengths of the panels correspond to the length of the tarp. The tarp also includes chain pockets located at the sides of the tarp which run the length of the tarp and have chains secured therein. The tarp further includes a plurality of cable pockets and associated ballast anchors oriented across the width of the tarp which are adapted to secure a plurality of ballast cables to the tarp.

主权项

1. A tarp comprising:
a first end and an opposite second end of said tarp, said tarp having a length between said first and second ends; a first side and an opposite second side of said tarp, said tarp having a width between said first and second ends, said length of said tarp being longer than said width of said tarp; a first lengthwise ballast pocket corresponding to said first side of said tarp and a second lengthwise ballast pocket corresponding to said second side of said tarp, each of said first and second lengthwise ballast pockets being configured to receive an elongated ballast therein; a first reinforcement strap proximate said first side and a second reinforcement strap proximate said second side, said first and second reinforcement straps extending at least from said first end to said second end of said tarp; and a plurality of widthwise ballast pockets extending from medial of said first reinforcement strap to medial of said second reinforcement strap, each of said plurality of widthwise ballast pockets having a first opening and a second opening, said first opening being located proximate said first reinforcement strap and said second opening being located proximate said second reinforcement strap, each of said plurality of widthwise ballast pockets adapted to accommodate an extended ballast therein, each of said plurality of widthwise ballast pockets having a lateral reinforcement strap adjacent thereto, each of said lateral reinforcement straps extending from medial of said first lengthwise ballast pocket to medial of said second lengthwise ballast pocket, each of said lateral reinforcement straps having a first ballast anchor and a second ballast anchor, said first ballast anchor being located lateral of said first opening and said second ballast anchor being located lateral of said second opening, wherein each of said first and second ballast anchors are adapted to be detachably engageable to a fastener that is attached to an end of an extended ballast.