Flexible tarp support

Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a flexible tarp support showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a reduced, environmental side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is an enlarged, fragmented perspective view shown for clarity of illustration.

The left side elevational is the same as the right side elevational view in FIG. 2.

The rear view is the same as the front view of FIG. 4.

The broken line showing of a truck in FIG. 5 and a receiving bracket in FIG. 6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D368888
Type: Grant
Filed: May 18, 1994
Date of Patent: Apr 16, 1996
Inventors: Donald W. Stephens (Tulsa, OK), Patricia A. Lemmons (Katy, TX)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Holly Baynham
Law Firm: Head, Johnson & Kachigian
Application Number: 0/23,121
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bracket Or Support (41) (D12/223)