EP3911156A1

EP3911156A1 - Tarpaulin

Info

Publication number: EP3911156A1
Application number: EP20700425.0A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Janosch TILLICH
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2019-01-18
Filing date: 2020-01-03
Publication date: 2021-11-24
Also published as: WO2020148101A1; US20220089252A1; DE102019101328A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a tarpaulin (10) comprising (a) a water-repellent textile or film element (14), (b) a plurality of pylon-type structures (16) fasted to the textile or film element (14), and (c) at least one thread (18) which is held resiliently tightened by the pylon-type structures (16).

Description

Tarpaulin

The invention relates to a tarpaulin with a water-repellent textile or Fo lienelement. Such tarpaulins are used in particular to cover boats and serve to protect the boat against the effects of wind and weather, for example when moored to a buoy or anchors. Another aspect is that the boat should be protected against bird droppings. Birds, especially seagulls, like to sit on boats, which leads to contamination by bird droppings. This is uncomfortable and can be harmful to health.

Various ways have been devised to prevent birds from sitting on a boat. A scarecrow is known in which a generally horizontal arm turns in the wind and thus scares off birds. A disadvantage of such a system is that the birds quickly get used to the movement and still occupy the boat.

It is also known, for example, to stretch thin metal wires on houses that do not allow a pigeon to settle on them. Such a system is poorly suited for a tarpaulin, since this presupposes that the tarpaulin can exert the forces which are necessary to tension the wire.

From DE 33 41 530 C1 a scarecrow for unoccupied boats is known, in which the straps spanning the hull make it easy and quick to handle. The cords are detachable from the boat-side detachable, automatic pull-in devices against the force of a pull-in spring and can be attached with their front end in the pull-off direction to detachably fixable holders on the boat side. From DE 32 37 840 A1 a seagull protection is known, which is characterized by the fact that rubber cords, a lifter ring and fastening rings or fastening buttons with the tarpaulin are arranged in boats and ships in such a way that it is impossible for flies and other birds to fly and making it impossible to contaminate the decks, tarpaulins and other parts of the boats and ships.

DE 10 2006 004 787 A1 discloses a net which is adapted to a boat hull and consists of at least one part and has at least one first inner support element and at least two outer fastening elements and at least one inner fastening element. A method of preventing the landing of birds on boats uses this network.

DE 20 2010 015 431 U1 discloses a device for scaring away and scaring birds that are capable of flying, in particular seagulls, in order to prevent or reduce the pollution of ships. The device has several individual wires, which are welded to a piston at the end and can be guided in a tube slidable ver. The device has a fastening for a thin wire rope, at the end of which there is a loop for a handle, an angled end piece which guides the wires and is located at the top of the tube, end pieces which are pressed on at the end of the wires, and welded rings, which are used for mounting on the ship.

The invention has for its object to provide an improved tarpaulin conditions.

The invention solves the problem by a generic tarpaulin by a plurality of pylons, which are attached to the textile or film element, and at least one, preferably elastic, thread, which is held by the pylons resiliently ge.

The advantage of such a tarpaulin is that seagulls can be safely kept away. It has surprisingly been found that birds do not dare to land on a resilient thread because they give in and shy away from the risk of catching the feathers in the thread. Since the thread is attached to the pylons so that it is resiliently tensioned, the thread would exert an uncomfortable force on the bird if the bird were to sit on the thread or one of the pylons. It has been found that with a tarpaulin according to the invention, birds, in particular seagulls, can be safely kept away from a boat covered with the tarpaulin.

Another advantage of the invention is that it is comparatively simple. Thus, according to a preferred embodiment, it is possible for the pylons to be made of plastic so that they are light in weight.

If, as provided in accordance with a preferred embodiment, the threads are constructed from plastic, they can also be reversibly, ie elastically, deformed. It is then possible to simply attach the tarpaulin to and remove it from a boat. In the case of a wire, this would lead to the wire being plastically deformable, so that, for example, the tarpaulin cannot be rolled up. However, this makes it difficult to store the tarpaulin for driving in the boat and then to protect the boat with the tarpaulin again from rain and dirt.

It is favorable if the thread is a plastic, rubber and / or rubber thread. It is possible and represents a preferred embodiment that the thread is made up of a plurality of partial threads, ie filaments. Within the scope of the present description, a thread is understood in particular to be a flexible, limp structure composed of fibers, which has a dominant one-dimensional extension and uniformity in the longitudinal direction. In the context of the present description, however, a thread should also be understood to mean a limp structure which is not composed of fibers, provided that this thread has a cross section of more than 0.2 mm. The cross section is preferably less than 10 mm. For example, a structure, for example made of nylon, with a diameter of at least 0.2 mm, which is flexible and flaccid and has a dominant one-dimensional extension and a uniform liquid in the longitudinal direction, as a thread in the sense of this application were understood. However, it is particularly favorable if the thread is made up of several elementary fibers.

The thread is preferably elastic. For example, it is possible that the thread is made of entropy-elastic material.

According to a preferred embodiment, the pylons are arranged and attached to the textile or film element in such a way that a deflection of the thread in the middle between two pylons with a vertically acting force is at least 0.003 meters per Newton. In particular, the deflection is at least 1 centimeter per weight, which corresponds to 300 g. In other words, the thread moves at least 1 centimeter when a seagull weighing 300 g settles on the thread. The spring constant is preferably at least twice as high. Because the seagull cannot find a hold on the thread, the location is perceived by it as an unattractive landing site, which it avoids. It is favorable if the deflection is at most 0.3 meters with a weight that corresponds to 100 g.

It is advantageous if the pylons are arranged such that a maximum distance between two threads and / or a maximum distance between two thread sections of the same thread is at most 60 centimeters. It has been found that seagulls do not land on a tarpaulin to which these properties apply.

It is expedient if the height at which the thread is attached to the pylon is at least 5 centimeters, preferably at least 15 centimeters. For starting and landing, birds need a clear area below the wings in order to be able to generate a backward force with the wings immediately before touchdown. If the pylons have the specified height and the threads or thread sections have a sufficiently small distance from one another as described above, it is not possible for a bird to land without a wing touching a thread during landing, which the bird calls is felt very uncomfortable. Birds therefore do not fly to such tarpaulins. Preferably, the at least one pylon has a fastening structure for fastening the at least one first thread and at least one hole for fastening a second thread, the hole being in a longitudinal direction of the pylon from the fastening structure by at least 2 centimeters and / or at most 15 centimeters - is spaced. In other words, two threads are arranged at a distance of at least 2 centimeters and / or at most 15 centimeters on the pylon. This has the advantage that the deterrent effect on birds is further increased. So the second thread scares off smaller birds. If the pylon is fastened close to an edge of the textile or foil element and it tilts away from the edge, the second thread prevents a bird from sitting on the free space.

The at least one pylon particularly preferably has a second hole for fastening a third thread, the first hole being arranged between the fastening structure and the second hole. A distance between the holes and / or between the fastening structure and the first hole is preferably at least 2 centimeters and / or at most 15 centimeters.

It is inexpensive and is a preferred embodiment that a first thread, which is attached to the fastening structures, forms a first pattern and a second thread runs through the first holes of pylons and forms a second pattern which is different from the first pattern differs. In other words, the threads between the fastening structures on the one hand and through the first holes on the other hand do not run parallel to one another at least in some places. This reduces the potential landing area for a given number of pylons.

It is expedient if the fastening structure has at least one lamella. According to a preferred embodiment, the lamellae have internal clamping teeth. It is then possible to attach the thread to the pylon by pressing it into the clamping structure, which allows the threads to be quickly mounted on the pylons and thus the cover to be quickly installed. Alternatively, the fastening structure can be formed by a hole or a slot or a groove. It is advantageous if the pylons each have a foot and a mast and each foot is magnetically connected to a mast. As an alternative or in addition, it is possible for each foot or mast to be integrally connected to the tarpaulin, in particular by means of an adhesive connection. A tarpaulin has the primary function of keeping water away from a boat's superstructure. Although it is possible and an embodiment of the invention that the foot and the mast are positively or frictionally connected to one another, this presupposes that the tarpaulin must be pierced at the point at which the pylons are to be placed . Theoretically, this can lead to the leakage of the Persen ning. At least there is a fear that the tarpaulin could be damaged by installing the pylons. This risk is eliminated by attaching with magnets. Modern magnets, which are, for example, ferrite or rare earth magnets, achieve considerable magnetic field strengths so that the pylons can be securely attached.

Alternatively, it is preferred that a sealing element is arranged between the textile or film element and the foot of the pylon. It is also preferred that a second sealing element is arranged between the textile or foil element and a foot section of the mast of the pylon.

Alternatively, it is possible to glue the pylons to the tarpaulin.

Alternatively, it is a preferred embodiment that the pylon has a first Velcro structure at its foot section and the textile or film element at least locally has a second Velcro structure, by means of which the foot can be attached to the first Velcro structure. It is possible that the first Velcro structure is a barbed mat or a loop mat or a mushroom structure mat. It is also possible that the first Velcro structure is a barbed mat or a loop mat or a mushroom structure mat in sections and has another of the structures mentioned in sections.

In order to prevent the magnets from sticking to one another when the tarpaulin is removed and stored in a compact bearing arrangement and from being unfolded from the bearing arrangement, it is preferred according to a preferred embodiment see that each foot has a magnet and cover and all magnets have the same magnetic orientation relative to the cover. Two opposite-pole magnetic poles, for example a north pole and a south pole, are always at least the distance that corresponds to the thickness of the cover. It is favorable if the cover has a thickness of at least 3 mm. The cover is preferably made of plastic, which prevents the boat underneath from being scratched.

In the following, the invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It shows

Figure 1 is a partial perspective view of a boat according to the invention with egg ner tarpaulin and

FIG. 2 shows a pylon of the tarpaulin according to FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the pylon in which the foot is magnetically attached to the

Mast is attached.

Figure 4a shows an alternative embodiment of the pylon, in which the foot by

Velcro is attached to the mast,

Figure 4b shows another alternative embodiment of the pylon, in which the foot on

Textile or foil element is sewn,

5a shows a further alternative embodiment of the pylon, in which the foot is attached to the textile or film element by means of textile strips, and

Figure 5b is a view of the embodiment of Figure 5a from above.

FIG. 1 shows a tarpaulin 10 according to the invention on a boat 12 according to the invention. The tarpaulin 10 has a, preferably water-repellent, textile or film element 14, which can be, for example, a preferably fiber-reinforced, plastic or fiber-reinforced rubber. The tarpaulin 10 also has a plurality of pylons 16.1, 16.2, ... which are attached to the textile or film element 14. A thread 18.1 is resiliently stretched between individual pylons 16. i (i = 1, 2, 3, ...). Between two pylons 16. i, 16.j (i F j) the thread 18.j forms a thread section 20, for example the thread sections 20.1, 20.2. A maximum distance dmax between two thread sections 20. i, 20.j (i F j), for example the thread sections 20.1, 20.2, is dmax = 50 centimeters in the present case.

FIG. 1 shows that a second thread 22 is stretched between the individual pylons 16. i. The second thread 22 forms a second pattern M2, which differs from a first pattern M1 with which the first thread 18 runs. For example, the first thread 18 runs from the pylons 16.1 to the pylons 16.3, but not to the pylons 16.4. In contrast, the second thread runs from the first pylons 16.1 to the fourth ten pylons 18.4.

The pylons 16. i are attached to the textile or film element 14 in such a way that a force F, which acts vertically and centrally on a thread section, in the present case on the thread section 20.1, leads to a deflection x of the thread 18, one of which Force of 3 Newtons leads to a deflection of at least x = 1 centimeter. The thread section 20.1 in its deflected form is shown in dashed lines.

FIG. 2 shows a pylon 16 (reference numerals without a counting suffix denote all corresponding objects) of the tarpaulin 10 according to FIG. 1. It can be seen that the pylon 16 has a mast 24 and a foot 26. The foot 26 extends transversely to a longitudinal direction L of the mast 24 and along a foot section 28 of the mast 24.

The pylon 16 has a fastening structure 30. The fastening structure 30 comprises at least two, preferably at least three, in the present form a plurality of lamellae 32.1,... 32.9. A lamella spacing I of two adjacent lamellae from one another is preferably between 0.5 times and 0.95 times the diameter of the thread 18 (cf. FIG. 1). FIG. 2 also shows that the mast has a first hole 34 through which the second thread 22 (see FIG. 1) runs. The mast also has a second hole 36 through which a thread (not shown) can run alternatively or in addition to the thread 22. The presence of a second or third thread is an optional embodiment.

The distance between the fastening structure 30 on the one hand and the first hole 34 is preferably at least 2 centimeters and at most 15 centimeters. The distance between the first hole 34 and the second hole 36 is also preferably between 2 and 15 centimeters. The distance between the second hole 36 and the foot portion 28 is also preferably 2 to 15 centimeters.

The partial figure at the bottom right shows a cross section through the pylons 16 at its foot end. It can be seen that the foot 26 is connected to the mast 34 and that the foot section 28 is designed as a separate component from the mast 24, which can be connected to the mast 24 by means of a snap connection 38. Between the foot section 28 and the foot 26 runs in the installed state, the textile or film element 14, which is shown schematically.

According to an alternative embodiment, which is shown in FIG. 3, the foot 28 is connected to the mast 24 by means of a magnet 40. In this case, the Fußab section 28 is preferably an integral part of the mast 24 and the foot 26 is an independent component. A first magnet 40, which is part of the foot 26, cooperates with a second magnet 42 so that the foot 26 is firmly attached to the mast 24 be. The textile or foil element 14 runs between the foot 26 and the mast 24.

It is particularly expedient if — as shown in FIG. 3 — the first magnet 40 and the second magnet 42 in each case only have a magnetic orientation towards one another, that is to say the north pole N or south pole S It is particularly expedient if all feet 26 are identical in that the same magnetic orientation, for example the north pole in each case, is arranged facing away from a cover 44 are. The greater the thickness of the cover 44, the smaller the maximum attractive force that can exist between two feet. It is possible, but not necessary, that the foot section 28 and / or the foot 26 is additionally fastened to the textile or film element 14 by means of adhesive or adhesive elements 46. The adhesive element can also act as a sealing element and, for example, include foam.

FIG. 4a shows an embodiment in which the pylon 16 has a first Velcro structure 48 on its foot section 28, which is connected to a second Velcro structure 50 of the textile or film element 14. In the present case, the first Velcro structure 48 is a barbed mat, the second Velcro structure 50 is a loop mat.

The first Velcro structure 48 can, for example, be glued to the foot section 28 or be integrally formed on the foot section 28. The second Velcro structure 50 is sewn onto the textile or film element 14, for example, integrally formed thereon or glued.

FIG. 4b shows a further alternative embodiment of the pylons 16, in which the foot 26 is fastened to the textile or film element by means of a seam 52. A Fa den 54 runs through holes 56.1, 56.2, ... in the foot 26 and through the textile or film element 14th

FIG. 5a shows a side view of a further alternative embodiment of the pylons 16, the base 26 of which is fastened to the textile or film element 14 by means of textile strips 58.1, 58.2. The textile strips 58.1, 58.2 are, for example, sewn, glued or fastened to the textile or foil element 14 by Velcro and run over the foot 26.

FIG. 5b shows the embodiment according to FIG. 5a from above. Reference list

10 tarpaulin

12 boat

14 textile or foil element 16 pylon

18 threads

20 thread section

22 second thread

24 mast

26 feet

28 foot section

32 slats

34 first hole

36 second hole

38 snap connection

40 first magnet

42 second magnet

44 cover

46 adhesive

48 first Velcro structure

50 second Velcro structure 52 seam

54 threads

56 holes

58 textile strips dmax maximum distance M pattern

F force

L longitudinal direction

I lamella spacing

Claims

Claims:

1. Cover (10) with

(a) a water-repellent textile or film element (14),

marked by

(b) a plurality of pylons (16), which are fastened to the textile or film element (14), and

(c) at least one thread (18) which is resiliently held by the pylons (16).

2. tarpaulin (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that

the pylons (16) are arranged and attached to the textile or film element (14) in such a way that a deflection of the thread (18) in the middle between two pylons (16) with a vertically acting force (F) is at least 0.003 meters per Newton.

3. tarpaulin (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pylons (16) are arranged such that a maximum distance (dmax) between two threads (18) and / or a maximum distance between two thread sections (20) of the same thread (18) is at most 60 centimeters.

4. tarpaulin (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one pylon (16)

(a) an attachment structure for attaching the thread (18) and

(b) has a hole (36) for attaching a second thread (18),

(c) the hole being spaced from the fastening structure by at least 2 centimeters in a longitudinal direction (L) of the pylon (16).

5. tarpaulin (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that

(a) a first thread (18) runs through the first holes of pylons (16) and forms a first pattern (10.1) and

(b) a second thread (22) runs through the second holes of the same pylons (16) and forms a second pattern (10.2) that differs from the first pattern (10.1).

6. tarpaulin (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening structure has at least one lamella (32).

7. tarpaulin (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pylons (16) each

(a) have a foot (26) and a mast (24) and

(b) each foot (26) is magnetically connected to a mast (24).

8. tarpaulin (10) according to claim 5, characterized in that

(a) each foot (26) has a magnet and a cover (44) and

(b) all magnets have the same magnetic orientation relative to the cover (44).

9. tarpaulin (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the foot (26) is integrally bonded to the textile or film element (14).

10. Tarpaulin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that

(a) the foot (26) of the pylon (16) has a first Velcro structure and

(b) the textile or film element (14) at least locally has a second Velcro structure, by means of which the foot (26) can be fastened to the first Velcro structure.

11. boat (12) with a tarpaulin (10) according to any one of the preceding claims.