Tensioning bow assembly for a flexible cover system

摘要

A cover system for covering an open top of a container includes a flexible cover, a bail member, a bow member, and a tension element. The cover has a first end connected to the container and is sized to cover the open top when a second end is in an extended position. The bail member has an end pivotally connected to the container and an end connected to the second end of the cover. The bail member pivots to deploy the cover into the extended position. The bow member includes an end pivotally connected to the bail member and an end configured to bear against the cover between the ends of the cover. The tension element is connected between the container and the bow member. The tension element applies a force to the bow member to apply a force against the cover.

主权项

1. A cover system for covering an open top of an open-topped container, comprising:
a flexible cover having a first end and an opposite second end, the first end connected to the container, the flexible cover sized to substantially cover the open top when the second end of the flexible cover is moved to an extended position; a bail arm assembly having a first end and an opposite second end, the first end pivotally connected to the container and the second end connected to the second end of the flexible cover, the bail arm assembly configured to pivot from a stowed position to a deployed position in which the flexible cover is in the extended position; a tensioning bow assembly including a first end and an opposite second end, the first end pivotally connected to the bail arm assembly and the second end configured to bear against the flexible cover between the first and second ends of the flexible cover; and an elastic tension element connected between the container and the second end of the tensioning bow assembly, the elastic tension element configured and arranged to apply a force to the tensioning bow assembly to thereby apply a tension force against the flexible cover at the second end of the tensioning bow assembly.