Protective tarp with plural removable anchor tanks

Abstract

A protective tarp for covering a mass includes: a flat, flexible sheet material having a top and bottom and having a peripheral edge; a plurality of unconnected anchor tank receiving pockets permanently attached to a the flat, flexible sheet material and being separate and apart from one another and the peripheral edge, and being arranged in a predetermined pattern, each of the plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets adapted to receive an independent, removable anchor tank, the independent, removable anchor tank having at least one fill orifice, closure means for the at least one fill orifice, and being adapted to be inserted into the anchor tank receiving pocket and removed therefrom, and, wherein the plurality of unconnected anchor tank receiving pockets and the sheet material are formed of the same material.

1 . A protective tarp for covering a mass, which consists essentially of:
 a flat, flexible sheet material having a top and bottom and having a peripheral edge;   a plurality of unconnected anchor tank receiving pockets permanently attached to a said flat, flexible sheet material and being separate and apart from one another and said peripheral edge, and being arranged in a predetermined pattern, each of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets adapted to receive an independent, removable anchor tank, said independent, removable anchor tank having at least one fill orifice, closure means for said at least one fill orifice, and being adapted to be inserted into said anchor tank receiving pocket and removed therefrom, and, wherein said plurality of unconnected anchor tank receiving pockets and said sheet material are formed of the same material.   
   
   
       2 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein said sheet material is rectangular from a front view and has four edges, said edges being two sets of two opposite edge wherein there are at least two edges opposite one another which contain a plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets. 
   
   
       3 . 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 anchor tank receiving pockets located at said central area. 
   
   
       4 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein said insertable removable anchor tank is made from a material which is one of flexible and not flexible. 
   
   
       5 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein said independent insertable removable anchor tank is selected from the group consisting of a sealed pouch, a tube, a bottle, a container, and a recycled water bottle. 
   
   
       6 . The protective tarp of  claim 5  wherein said independent insertable removable anchor tank is different from another said independent insertable removable anchor tank for at least two of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets where said independent insertable removable anchor tanks are inserted. 
   
   
       7 . The protective tarp of  claim 5  wherein said independent insertable removable anchor tank is same for all of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets where said independent insertable removable anchor tanks are inserted. 
   
   
       8 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein each of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets includes an opening wherein said opening has a different orientation for at least two of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets on a same side. 
   
   
       9 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein each of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets includes an opening wherein said opening has a same orientation for each of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets on a same side. 
   
   
       10 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein said each of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets is selected from the group consisting of a pocket having attachment means, a force fit pocket, a flapped pocket having attachment means, and a flapped pocket with no attachment means. 
   
   
       11 . A protective tarp for covering a mass, which consists of:
 a flat, flexible waterproof sheet material having a top and a bottom and having a plurality of non-adjacent edges;
 along each of the at least two of said plurality of non-adjacent edges, a plurality of unconnected anchor tank receiving pockets permanently attached to a said flat, flexible sheet material and being separate and apart from one another and said peripheral edge, and being arranged in a predetermined pattern, each of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets adapted to receive an independent, removable anchor tank, said independent, removable anchor tank having at least one fill orifice, closure means for said at least one fill orifice, and being adapted to be inserted into said anchor tank receiving pocket and removed therefrom, and, wherein said plurality of unconnected anchor tank receiving pockets and said sheet material are formed of the same material. 
   
   
   
       12 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein said sheet material is rectangular from a front view and has four edges, said edges being two sets of two opposite edge wherein there are at least two edges opposite one another which contain a plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets. 
   
   
       13 . 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 anchor tank receiving pockets located at said central area. 
   
   
       14 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein said insertable removable anchor tank is made from a material which is one of flexible and not flexible. 
   
   
       15 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein said independent insertable removable anchor tank is selected from the group consisting of a sealed pouch, a tube, a bottle, a container, and a recycled water bottle. 
   
   
       16 . The protective tarp of  claim 15  wherein said independent insertable removable anchor tank is different from another said independent insertable removable anchor tank for at least two of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets where said independent insertable removable anchor tanks are inserted. 
   
   
       17 . The protective tarp of  claim 15  wherein said independent insertable removable anchor tank is same for all of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets where said independent insertable removable anchor tanks are inserted. 
   
   
       18 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein each of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets includes an opening wherein said opening has a different orientation for at least two of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets on a same side. 
   
   
       19 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein each of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets includes an opening wherein said opening has a same orientation for each of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets on a same side. 
   
   
       20 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein said each of said plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets is selected from the group consisting of a pocket having attachment means, a force fit pocket, a flapped pocket having attachment means, and a flapped pocket with no attachment means.