A cover for a mound of stored bulk material, such as a round bale, which has an outer surface and ends, has sufficient dimensions to cover more than 50% of the outer diameter of the round bale. The terminus of the cover closest to the ground or storing place contains a tie rope for passing around the bale below its diameter to secure the cover. An added feature is an end flap devised to cover both ends of the round bale. The flap includes provisions for tightening as the stored bulk material shrinks or changes in shape through storage. The flap will also contain a plurality of openings to secure the flap to the bulk material with a tie tool. The cover can be utalized on a mound of hay by the above method and including a tie tool which passes through a portion of hay with a rope threaded through the hay with the tie tool. The rope is secured to a plurality of openings in the cover to further secure the hay cover to the hay.
A waterproof fabric cover is placed over the top of a cotton module which is a stack of compressed raw cotton having a rectangular horizontal cross section. The cover typically covers only the upper half of the module and frequently only the upper quarter or upper eighth. The cover has side walls longer than the end walls and these long side walls need hold down structures to hold the cover on the module during high winds. Secured to the bottom edge of the side walls are loops that are shorter in the center of the side wall and longer on each side of the center loop. The bottom ends of these loops define points on a catenary curve. A girth cord is passed through the loops and around the ends of the module at a level below the loops to define an approximate catenary curve along the side walls.
The present invention contemplates a protective cover for a cotton module comprising, in its preferred form, a cap portion adapted to fit about the top of the module, a skirt portion connected to and depending from said cap portion and adapted to encircle the midportion of the module in holding relation and means secured about the perimeter of said skirt for securing the skirt and thus the protective cover about said module to protect the same against wind, rain and other environmental elements.
A cover for an earth boring tool having a canopy with opposite sides, opposite ends, a top portion, and a bottom portion. A plurality of straps are secured to one side of canopy, extend across the open bottom portion, and are detachably secured to the opposite side of the canopy. The end straps, when detachably secured, align with the edges of the opposite ends to form a temporary seal.
A protective device for use in protecting hay bales and preventing spoilage thereof, the device comprising a cover designed to substantially cover an upper surface of the hay bale, the cover being spaced from the upper surface thereof and having a vent to permit the egress of air from the space between the upper surface and the cover and to prevent the increase ingress of moisture therethrough. The cover preferably has means of securing itself to the hay bale. The cover minimizes deterioration of the hay and is particularly adapted for use with so called round bales stored on their side.
A stack of logs (40) is inhibited from staining as it is stored in open air by being sheltered with an air pervious plastic material (16). The plastic material has a material to air density of greater than 70% to restrict sunlight, wind and rain and less than 90% to allow adequate ventilation.
