Protective tarp with anchors

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a protective tarp for covering a mass, which includes of a flat, flexible sheet material having a top and s a bottom and having a peripheral edge, e.g. a plurality of edges. Along the peripheral edge or along each of at least two of the plurality of edges, there is a plurality of tank compartment anchors that have at least one fill orifice and closure means for the fill orifice. The plurality of tank compartment anchors are hollow, flexible tank compartment anchors, and, in preferred embodiments, the tank compartment anchors and sheet material are formed of the same material. In some embodiments, the sheet material is rectangular from a top view and has four edges, the four edges being two sets of two opposite edges. There are at least two edges opposite one another which contain a plurality of tank compartment anchors. In other embodiments, the present invention protective tarp is a continuous tarp of substantial predetermined length having a central area away from the edges, and having a plurality of central tank compartment anchors located at the central area. The central tank compartment anchors are preferably aligned in a row at a right angle to an edge.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A protective tarp for covering a mass, which comprises: 
 a flat, flexible sheet material having a top and a bottom and having a peripheral edge;    a plurality of tank compartment anchors located along said peripheral edge and having at least one fill orifice and having closure means for said at least one fill orifice.    
     
     
         2 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein said plurality of tank compartment anchors are hollow, flexible tank compartment anchors.  
     
     
         3 . The protective tarp of  claim 2  wherein said tank compartment anchors and said sheet material are formed of the same material.  
     
     
         4 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein said sheet material is rectangular from a top view and has four edges, said four edges being two sets of two opposite edges.  
     
     
         5 . The protective tarp of  claim 5  wherein there are at least two edges opposite one another which contain a plurality of tank compartment anchors.  
     
     
         6 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein said protective tarp is a continuous tarp of substantial predetermined length having a central area away from said edges, and having a plurality of central tank compartment anchors located at said central area.  
     
     
         7 . The protective tarp of  claim 6  wherein said central tank compartment anchors are aligned in a row at a right angle to an edge.  
     
     
         8 . The protective tarp of  claim 7  wherein there are a plurality of groups of central tank compartment anchors, each group being located at said central area at disparate sections of said central area.  
     
     
         9 . The protective tarp of  claim 8  wherein each group of said plurality of groups of central tank compartment anchors are located equidistant from one another.  
     
     
         10 . The protective tarp of  claim 8  wherein at least a portion of said central tank compartment anchors are arranged in pairs so that said tarp may be cut between said pairs to create multiple tarps with tank compartment anchors along all edges thereof.  
     
     
         11 . A protective tarp for covering a mass, which comprises: 
 a flat, flexible waterproof sheet material having a top and a bottom and having a plurality of edges;    along each of the at least two said plurality of edges, a plurality of tank compartment anchors having at least one fill orifice and having closure means for said at least one fill orifice.    
     
     
         12 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein said plurality of tank compartment anchors are hollow, flexible tank compartment anchors.  
     
     
         13 . The protective tarp of  claim 12  wherein said tank compartment anchors and said sheet material are formed of the same material.  
     
     
         14 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein said sheet material is rectangular from a top view and has four edges, said four edges being two sets of two opposite edges.  
     
     
         15 . The protective tarp of  claim 15  wherein there are at least two edges opposite one another which contain a plurality of tank compartment anchors.  
     
     
         16 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein said protective tarp is a continuous tarp of substantial predetermined length having a central area away from said edges, and having a plurality of central tank compartment anchors located at said central area.  
     
     
         17 . The protective tarp of  claim 16  wherein said central tank compartment anchors are aligned in a row at a right angle to an edge.  
     
     
         18 . The protective tarp of  claim 17  wherein there are a plurality of groups of central tank compartment anchors, each group being located at said central area at disparate sections of said central area.  
     
     
         19 . The protective tarp of  claim 18  wherein each group of said plurality of groups of central tank compartment anchors are located equidistant from one another.  
     
     
         20 . The protective tarp of  claim 18  wherein at least a portion of said central tank compartment anchors are arranged in pairs so that said tarp may be cut between said pairs to create multiple tarps with tank compartment anchors along all edges thereof.