Tarp compressing device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a tarp compressing device, shown with environment and with the compressing element engaged with the receiving element;

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1, the rear view would appear as a mirror image of this front view;

FIG. 3 is a top view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a top perspective view of the tarp compressing device, shown with the compression element disengaged from the receiving element;

FIG. 8 is a front view of FIG. 7, the rear view would appear as a mirror image of this front view;

FIG. 9 is a top view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a right side view of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 12 is a left side view of FIG. 7.

The broken lines depict portions of the article and environment that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tarp compressing device as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1087749
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 18, 2021
Date of Patent: Aug 12, 2025
Inventor: Charles Weiss Sutliff, II (Kila, MT)
Primary Examiner: Steven J Czyz
Application Number: 29/795,590
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/394; Element Or Attachment (D21/839)