A tarping system that automatically covers and prevents trash from spilling from a trash opening in the rear vertical panel of a CRC. The tarping system automatically draws a tarp from the lower edges of the trash opening up over the opening, effectively closing the opening completely. The lower edg
A tarping system that automatically covers and prevents trash from spilling from a trash opening in the rear vertical panel of a CRC. The tarping system automatically draws a tarp from the lower edges of the trash opening up over the opening, effectively closing the opening completely. The lower edges of the tarp are secured around the lower side edges and bottom edge of the trash opening of the CRC and the upper edges are secured to a tarping bar. The tarping bar is spring-biased to automatically swing upward when the CRC is moved away from a trash compactor site, in the process collecting any trash that spills from the trash opening and preventing trash from slipping from the CRC at the bottom of the tarp.
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What is claimed is: 1. A tarping system for secure closure of a trash opening on a compactor receiver container (CRC), said trash opening being in a rear vertical panel of said CRC and being bounded by an upper edge, a lower edge, and side edges, said tarping system comprising: a tarping bar having
What is claimed is: 1. A tarping system for secure closure of a trash opening on a compactor receiver container (CRC), said trash opening being in a rear vertical panel of said CRC and being bounded by an upper edge, a lower edge, and side edges, said tarping system comprising: a tarping bar having two side arms and a horizontal bar therebetween, each side arm being pivotably attached to said rear vertical panel; a tarp having a first end and a second end, said first end being attached to said rear vertical panel around a lower portion of said trash opening and said second end being attached to said tarping bar; an actuation means for moving said tarping bar between an open position in which said horizontal bar extends near to and substantially parallel to said lower edge and a closed position in which said horizontal bar extends near to and substantially parallel to said upper edge. 2. The tarping system of claim 1, wherein said lower portion of said trash opening includes lower side edges and a lower horizontal edge, and wherein said tarp includes a side panels and a main panel, wherein each side panel is attachable to said lower side edge and also to said side arm, and said main panel is attachable to said lower horizontal edge, so as to provide sufficient tarp area to allow said tarping bar to swing upward in a semicircular arc while said tarp is attached to said lower portion of said trash opening. 3. The tarping system of claim 1 further including two pivot pins that are mountable on said rear vertical panel, wherein each side arm of said two side arms has a pivot point and a pivot attachment end, said side arm being mounted on a corresponding one of said pivot pins, and wherein said actuation means is attachable to said pivot end of at least one of said side arms for pivoting said tarping bar about said two pivot pins. 4. The tarping system of claim 3, wherein said actuation means includes an actuator and a tension means that is attached to said pivot end of at least one of said side arms. 5. The system of claim 2, wherein said actuator includes a lever and a cable and said tension means is a biasing spring, wherein said cable is coupled at a first end to said lever and at a second end to said biasing spring, and wherein said lever is movable between a tensioning position and a tension-release position. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein said tension means further includes a tension bar, a swing bar, and a tension adjustment means for adjusting tension on said cable, wherein said lever is coupled to said tension bar, wherein said swing bar is coupled to said first end of said cable, and wherein said tension adjustment means is coupled between said swing bar and said cable. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein said tension means further includes a pulley around which said cable is guided. 8. The system of claim 3, further comprising a safety means for locking said tarping bar into a biased position. 9. The system of claim 8, wherein said safety means includes a lock bar that is mountable on said rear vertical panel and slides across said tarping bar, thereby securing said tarping bar into said biased position. 10. The system of claim 8, wherein said safety means includes at least one safety chain that is attached to said tarping bar and that is attachable to said CRC for securing said tarping bar in said open position or in said biased position. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein said actuation means is a power-assisted means that includes a a power unit that is attachable to said pivot end of at least one of said side arms and a power switch, wherein said power unit is actuatable to move said tarping bar between said open position and said closed position. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein said power unit is a hydraulic unit that includes a piston that is attachable to said pivot end. 13. The system of claim 11, wherein said power unit is an electric motor and a winch with a cable, wherein said cable is attachable to said pivot end.
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