Protective tarp with plural removable anchor tanks and with size adjustment connectors

Abstract

A protective tarp, with connectors arranged in a geometrical pattern, for covering a mass, comprising: a) flexible sheet material having top, bottom, predetermined surface area and peripheral edge; b) a plurality of unconnected anchor tank receiving pockets permanently attached to sheet material and separate and apart from one another, and being arranged in a predetermined pattern, each of the plurality of unconnected anchor receiving pockets adapted to receive an independent, removable anchor tank, the independent, removable anchor tank having at least one fill orifice and closure means, and being adapted to be inserted and removed from the anchor tank receiving pocket; and c) a plurality of male/female connectors arranged in a geometrical pattern on the top and the bottom such that when the tarp is folded, at least one the male connectors and at least one of the female connectors are connected, the surface area of the tarp is decreased.

1 . A protective tarp, with connectors arranged in a geometrical pattern, for covering a mass, which comprises:
 a) a flat, flexible sheet material having a top, a bottom, and having a predetermined surface area and a peripheral edge;   b) a plurality of unconnected anchor tank receiving pockets permanently attached to said flat, flexible sheet material and being separate and apart from one another, and being arranged in a predetermined pattern, each of said plurality of unconnected anchor 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   c) a plurality of male connectors and female connectors arranged in a geometrical pattern on at least one of said top and said bottom of said flat, flexible sheet material such that when said tarp is folded, at least one said male connectors and at least one of said female connectors are connected, said surface area of said tarp is decreased.   
   
   
       2 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein said at least one male connector and said at least one female connector are selected from the group consisting of snaps, buttons, hook and loop fasteners, and toggles. 
   
   
       3 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein said connectors are snaps wherein said snaps are a material selected for the group consisting of metals, plastics, and combinations thereof and are attached to said tarp through attachment means. 
   
   
       4 . The protective tarp of  claim 3  wherein said attachment means is selected form the group consisting of heat welded, glued and stitched. 
   
   
       5 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein a portion of said connectors are located adjacent said peripheral edge and a portion of said connectors are located in a pattern traversing said flat, flexible sheet material away from said flat, flexible sheet material peripheral edge. 
   
   
       6 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein said receiving pockets and said connectors are located on same side of said flat, flexible sheet material. 
   
   
       7 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein said receiving pockets are located on a said top of said tarp and said connectors are located on said bottom of said flat, flexible sheet material. 
   
   
       8 . 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 edges wherein there are at least two edges opposite one another that contain a plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets. 
   
   
       9 . The protective tarp of  claim 1  wherein said insertable removable anchor tank is a material selected from the group consisting of flexible and not flexible. 
   
   
       10 . 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. 
   
   
       11 . A protective tarp, with connectors arranged in a geometrical pattern, for covering a mass, which comprises:
 a) 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 nonadjacent edges and a predetermined surface area;   b) 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   c) a plurality of male connectors and female connectors arranged in a geometrical pattern on at least one of said top and said bottom of said flat, flexible sheet material such that when said tarp is folded, at least one said male connectors and at least one of said female connectors are connected, said surface area of said tarp is decreased.   
   
   
       12 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein said at least one male connector and said at least one female connector are selected from the group consisting of snaps, buttons, hook and loop fasteners, and toggles. 
   
   
       13 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein said connectors are snaps wherein said snaps are a material selected for the group consisting of metals, plastics, and combinations thereof and are attached to said tarp through attachment means. 
   
   
       14 . The protective tarp of  claim 13  wherein said attachment means is selected form the group consisting of heat welded, glued and stitched. 
   
   
       15 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein a portion of said connectors are located adjacent said peripheral edge and a portion of said connectors are located in a pattern traversing said flat, flexible sheet material away from said flat, flexible sheet material peripheral edge. 
   
   
       16 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein said receiving pockets and said connectors are located on same side of said flat, flexible sheet material. 
   
   
       17 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein said receiving pockets are located on a said top of said tarp and said connectors are located on said bottom of said flat, flexible sheet material. 
   
   
       18 . 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 edges wherein there are at least two edges opposite one another that contain a plurality of anchor tank receiving pockets. 
   
   
       19 . The protective tarp of  claim 11  wherein said insertable removable anchor tank is a material selected from the group consisting of flexible and not flexible. 
   
   
       20 . 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.