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A receiver for a tarp bow, a tarp bow and a frame for supporting a removable covering. The receiver is adapted to be attached to a side wall of a container with an open top, said receiver further adapted to be pivoted in a vertical plane with respect to the side wall. The receiver has an open end th

A receiver for a tarp bow, a tarp bow and a frame for supporting a removable covering. The receiver is adapted to be attached to a side wall of a container with an open top, said receiver further adapted to be pivoted in a vertical plane with respect to the side wall. The receiver has an open end that is circular in cross section with a coalesced side channel for receipt of a leg of a tarp bow. The tarp bow is preferably formed of aluminum tubing having a cross section complementary to the receiver. A plurality of bows spanning the width of the top opening and mounted in the receivers forms a frame that can be pivoted out of the top opening at either end of the bow.

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[ What is claimed:] [7.] A frame for supporting a removable covering over a top opening of a container having side walls, said frame comprisinga plurality of bent tarp bows adapted to span the width of the top opening; and,a pair of receivers adapted to be mounted on opposing side walls, each of sai

[ What is claimed:] [7.] A frame for supporting a removable covering over a top opening of a container having side walls, said frame comprisinga plurality of bent tarp bows adapted to span the width of the top opening; and,a pair of receivers adapted to be mounted on opposing side walls, each of said receivers comprising a receptacle having a first and second end, said first end adapted to be pivoted to the side walls about a vertical plane such that the receiver is pivoted out of the top opening, said second end being open and elongate in transverse cross-section with a first generally circular lobe and a second, smaller generally circular lobe coalesced to the first, said second end being adapted to receive and hold one end of a tarp bow, said second lobe being on the inside of the bend with reference to the tarp bowwhereby the frame is adapted to be formed with bows made from metal tubing with a circular cross-section or from tubing complementary in cross-section to the receiver.