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US4257200A
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Cotton module tarpaulin pin
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-05-21
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Granted: 1981-03-24
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Expires: 1999-05-21
Abstract
Abstract A cotton module is covered with a tarpaulin for protection from the elements. The tarpaulin has a plurality of grommets spaced along the peripheral edge thereof. A separate pin is inserted through each of the grommets and held in place by pressure from the fibrous material of the cotton module. Each pin includes a first elongated leg having a sharpened tip which is inserted through the grommet and into the cotton module. A second leg is approximately one-fourth the length of the first leg and extends parallel to the first leg. The second leg is inserted into the cotton module alongside the peripheral edge of the tarpaulin. A bight portion runs between the first and second legs and is devoid of any protrusions which might cause the pin to be knocked loose as the cotton module is transported.
Inventors
- 👤 Clifford A. Hensley
- 👤 Keith G. Adams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:05
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01F; A01F25/00; A01F25/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
In combination with a cotton module having a covering means for covering and protecting said module, said covering means having a peripheral edge with grommets positioned thereon and laying adjacent said module; a holddown pin comprising a first elongated leg having a sharpened free end and being inserted into said module through a grommet of said covering means near said peripheral edge, a second leg having a sharpened end and being inserted directly into said module at a position adjacent said peripheral edge, and a linear bight portion extending between and integrally connected to said first and second legs for locking said peripheral edge against said cotton module.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
In combination with a cotton module having a covering means for covering and protecting said module, said covering means having a peripheral edge with grommets positioned thereon and laying adjacent said module; a holddown pin comprising a first elongated leg having a sharpened free end and being inserted into said module through a grommet of said covering means near said peripheral edge, a second leg having a sharpened end and being inserted directly into said module at a position adjacent said peripheral edge, and a linear bight portion extending between and integrally connected to said first and second legs for locking said peripheral edge against said cotton module.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The combination of claim 1 wherein said first leg has a length of at least 20 inches.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The combination of claim 2 wherein said second leg has a length of at least 3 inches.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The combination of claim 3 wherein said pin is formed from hot rolled steel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
265 words
A pin formed from hot rolled steel for use with a tarpaulin having grommets on a peripheral edge thereof so as to facilitate the securing of said tarpaulin to the top of a cotton module to prevent said tarpaulin from being loosened from said cotton module while said cotton module is being transported, said pin comprising: a first elongated leg having a length greater than twenty inches and terminating in a sharpened free end to facilitate insertion into said cotton module through a grommet positioned proximate to said peripheral edge; a second elongated leg, said second elongated leg being substantially shorter than said first elongated leg and having a length greater than three inches, said second elongated leg extending parallel to said first elongated leg and terminating in a sharpened free end to facilitate insertion into said cotton module proximate to said peripheral edge; a bight portion, said bight portion being substantially linear in configuration and extending laterally of said first and second legs so as to overlie a portion of said tarpaulin extending between a grommet and said peripheral edge, said bight portion being approximately three inches in length and being integrally attached to said first elongated leg at a first curved connection point and to said second elongated leg at a second curved connection point, said first curved connection point substantially conforming to and abutting against an arcuate surface defined by a grommet thereby to minimize the extent of projection of said bight portion outwardly from said cotton module when said pin is in a position securing said tarpaulin to said cotton module.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
265 words
A pin formed from hot rolled steel for use with a tarpaulin having grommets on a peripheral edge thereof so as to facilitate the securing of said tarpaulin to the top of a cotton module to prevent said tarpaulin from being loosened from said cotton module while said cotton module is being transported, said pin comprising: a first elongated leg having a length greater than twenty inches and terminating in a sharpened free end to facilitate insertion into said cotton module through a grommet positioned proximate to said peripheral edge; a second elongated leg, said second elongated leg being substantially shorter than said first elongated leg and having a length greater than three inches, said second elongated leg extending parallel to said first elongated leg and terminating in a sharpened free end to facilitate insertion into said cotton module proximate to said peripheral edge; a bight portion, said bight portion being substantially linear in configuration and extending laterally of said first and second legs so as to overlie a portion of said tarpaulin extending between a grommet and said peripheral edge, said bight portion being approximately three inches in length and being integrally attached to said first elongated leg at a first curved connection point and to said second elongated leg at a second curved connection point, said first curved connection point substantially conforming to and abutting against an arcuate surface defined by a grommet thereby to minimize the extent of projection of said bight portion outwardly from said cotton module when said pin is in a position securing said tarpaulin to said cotton module.
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