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A protective cover system for a trailer is provided that includes a cover and a line. The line moves relative to the trailer for moving the cover from a lowered position to a raised position. A portion of the line may be located outboard from a side surface of the trailer in a lateral direction and

A protective cover system for a trailer is provided that includes a cover and a line. The line moves relative to the trailer for moving the cover from a lowered position to a raised position. A portion of the line may be located outboard from a side surface of the trailer in a lateral direction and may be located rearward of a front surface of the trailer in a longitudinal direction.

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1. A protective cover system for a trailer, comprising: a cover for covering a portion of the trailer, wherein the trailer has an upper surface and a vertical direction that extends from ground to the upper surface, wherein the trailer has a right surface and a left side surface and a lateral direct

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A protective cover system for a trailer, comprising: a cover for covering a portion of the trailer, wherein the trailer has an upper surface and a vertical direction that extends from ground to the upper surface, wherein the trailer has a right surface and a left side surface and a lateral direction that extend from the right side surface to the left side surface, wherein the trailer has a longitudinal direction that extend from front surface of the trailer to a back of the trailer, wherein the front surface is oriented in a direction of travel of the trailer when the trailer is pulled; anda line, wherein the line moves relative to the trailer for moving the cover from a lowered position to a raised position, wherein when the cover is in the raised position a portion of the line is located outboard from the right side surface of the trailer in the lateral direction and is located rearward of the front surface of the trailer in the longitudinal direction;wherein when the cover is in the raised position a different portion of the line is located simultaneously:higher than the upper surface of the trailer in the vertical direction,inboard of both the right and left side surfaces in the lateral direction, andrearward of the front surface of the trailer in the longitudinal direction. 2. The protective cover system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: a block that is attached to the trailer and that does not move relative to the trailer, wherein the block has a ring, wherein the block and the ring are located outboard from the side surface of the trailer in the lateral direction, wherein the line is disposed through the ring, wherein the ring does not move relative to the block, wherein both the block and the ring are located rearward of the front surface of the trailer in the longitudinal direction; anda guide member attached to the trailer, wherein the guide member is located outboard from the side surface of the trailer in the lateral direction, wherein the line engages the guide member, wherein the guide member limits movement of the line forward in the longitudinal direction, wherein the guide member is located rearward of the front surface of the trailer in the longitudinal direction. 3. The protective cover system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a line guard that is located outboard from the side surface of the trailer in the lateral direction, wherein the line guard has a front surface that extends in the vertical direction and an outboard surface that extends in the vertical direction, wherein the line guard defines an open back, wherein the line is located in the line guard, wherein the line guard is located rearward of the front surface of the trailer in the longitudinal direction. 4. The protective cover system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: a cam cleat through which the line is disposed, wherein the line moves downward in the vertical direction through the cam cleat but is prevented from moving upwards in the vertical direction through the cam cleat, wherein movement of the line in a direction tangential to the vertical direction causes the line to be removed from the cam cleat, wherein the cam cleat is located outboard from the side surface of the trailer in the lateral direction and is located rearward of the front surface of the trailer in the longitudinal direction; anda pull ring located at a lower terminal end of the line, wherein the pull ring is located outboard from the side surface of the trailer in the lateral direction and is located rearward of the front surface of the trailer in the longitudinal direction, wherein the ring is secured only to the lower terminal end of the line when the cover is in the raised position. 5. The protective cover system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the different portion of the line that is located simultaneously:higher than the upper surface of the trailer in the vertical direction,inboard of both the right and left side surfaces in the lateral direction, andrearward of the front surface of the trailer in the longitudinal direction is an attachment member that is attached to the cover. 6. A protective cover system for a trailer, comprising: a cover for covering a portion of the trailer, wherein the trailer has an upper surface and a vertical direction that extends from ground to the upper surface, wherein the trailer has a right surface and a left side surface and a lateral direction that extend from the right side surface to the left side surface, wherein the trailer has a longitudinal direction that extend from front surface of the trailer to a back of the trailer, wherein the front surface is oriented in a direction of travel of the trailer when the trailer is pulled; anda line, wherein the line moves relative to the trailer for moving the cover from a lowered position to a raised position; anda line guard that is located outboard from one of the side surfaces of the trailer in the lateral direction, wherein the line moves downward relative to the line guard in the vertical direction when the cover is moved from the lowered position to the raised position such that the line moving downward past the line guard is located rearward in the longitudinal direction from the front surface of the trailer is located outboard in the lateral direction from the side surface that the line guard is outboard from. 7. The protective cover as set forth in claim 6, wherein the line guard has a front surface that extends in the vertical direction, wherein the line is located rearward of the front surface in the longitudinal direction, wherein the line guard is located rearward from the front surface of the trailer in the longitudinal direction. 8. The protective cover as set forth in claim 6, wherein the line guard has an outboard surface that extends in the vertical direction, wherein the line guard has an inboard surface that extends in the vertical direction, wherein the line guard has a front surface that extends in the vertical direction, wherein the line guard has a back surface that extends in the vertical direction; wherein the outboard surface, the inboard surface, the front surface and the back surface define a cavity into which the line is located, wherein the back surface defines an open back, wherein the line is located inboard of the outboard surface in the lateral direction. 9. The protective cover as set forth in claim 6, further comprising: a pull ring located at a lower terminal end of the line, wherein the pull ring is located outboard from the side surface of the trailer in the lateral direction; anda pull ring stop that defines an aperture, wherein the line is disposed through the aperture. 10. The protective cover as set forth in claim 6, further comprising a block that defines an aperture therethrough, wherein the line is located through the aperture of the block, wherein the aperture of the block changes direction through the block as the aperture of the block extends through the block. 11. The protective cover as set forth in claim 6, wherein the line is located above the upper surface of the trailer in the vertical direction and is located rearward of the front surface of the trailer in the longitudinal direction, wherein the line is located outboard from the side surface of the trailer in the lateral direction. 12. The protective cover system as set forth in claim 6, wherein the cover is a flexible member that is air permeable and not inflatable, wherein the cover is bunched up when in the lowered position and is not bunched up when in the raised position, wherein the cover has an extension portion located at the top of the cover that has a width that extends from one side of the cover to an opposite side of the cover, and wherein the cover defines a pocket and wherein a rod that is flexible is located in the pocket. 13. The protective cover system as set forth in claim 6, further comprising: a cam cleat through which the line is disposed, wherein the line moves downward in the vertical direction through the cam cleat but is prevented from moving upwards in the vertical direction through the cam cleat, wherein movement of the line in a direction tangential to the vertical direction causes the line to be removed from the cam cleat, wherein the cam cleat is located outboard from the side surface of the trailer in the lateral direction and is located rearward of the front surface of the trailer in the longitudinal direction, and wherein the cam cleat is located rearward of the line guard in the longitudinal direction. 14. A protective cover system for a trailer, comprising: a cover for covering a portion of the trailer, wherein the trailer has an upper surface and a vertical direction that extends from ground to the upper surface, wherein the trailer has a right surface and a left side surface and a lateral direction that extend from the right side surface to the left side surface, wherein the trailer has a longitudinal direction that extend from front surface of the trailer to a back of the trailer, wherein the front surface is oriented in a direction of travel of the trailer when the trailer is pulled; anda line, wherein the line moves relative to the trailer for moving the cover from a lowered position to a raised position, wherein when the cover is in the raised position a portion of the line is simultaneously:located above the upper surface of the trailer in the vertical direction,located rearward of the front surface of the trailer in the longitudinal direction, andlocated inboard of both the left and right side surfaces of the trailer in the lateral direction. 15. The protective cover system as set forth in claim 14, further comprising: a block that is attached to the trailer and that does not move relative to the trailer, wherein the block has a ring that is located outboard from the right side surface of the trailer in the lateral direction, wherein the line is disposed through the ring; anda guide member attached to the trailer, wherein the guide member is located outboard from the right side surface of the trailer in the lateral direction, wherein the line engages the guide member, wherein the guide member limits movement of the line forward in the longitudinal direction. 16. The protective cover system as set forth in claim 14, further comprising a line guard that is located outboard from the right side surface of the trailer in the lateral direction, wherein the line guard has a front surface that extends in the vertical direction and an outboard surface that extends in the vertical direction, wherein the line guard defines an open back, wherein the line is located in the line guard. 17. The protective cover system as set forth in claim 14, wherein the cover has an upper grommet, and further comprising an attachment member that attaches the line to the upper grommet to cause the line to be attached to the cover, wherein the attachment member and the upper grommet are both located above the upper surface of the trailer in the vertical direction and are both located rearward of the front surface of the trailer in the longitudinal direction. 18. The protective cover system as set forth in claim 14, further comprising a cam cleat through which the line is disposed, wherein the line moves downward in the vertical direction through the cam cleat but is prevented from moving upwards in the vertical direction through the cam cleat, wherein movement of the line in a direction tangential to the vertical direction causes the line to be removed from the cam cleat. 19. The protective cover system as set forth in claim 14, wherein the cover is a flexible member that is bunched up when in the lowered position and that is not bunched up when in the raised position, wherein the cover has indicia located on a front surface of the cover, wherein the cover has an extension portion that is located at the top of the cover and is spaced from both of the sides of the cover such that rectangular cut out portions are located proximate to the upper corners of the cover. 20. The protective cover as set forth in claim 14, wherein the different portion of the line that is located simultaneously:higher than the upper surface of the trailer in the vertical direction,inboard of both the right and left side surfaces in the lateral direction, andrearward of the front surface of the trailer in the longitudinal direction is an attachment member that is attached to the cover.