A tarp securing apparatus that is configured to secure a tarp to an object from both sides of the tarp. The tarp securing apparatus includes a first portion and a second portion wherein the first portion and second portion are formed in a shape so as to be mateably coupled. The first portion is located on the first side of the tarp and the second portion is located on the second side of the tarp. A portion of the tarp is biased in between the first portion and the second portion so as to secure the portion of the tarp. Apertures are provided to operably couple with an anchoring fastener or other securing element. The tarp securing apparatus is manufactured from a lightweight rigid material and is configured to be placed in various positions on a tarp.

In one example, a quadrilateral display includes a shroud including a first section, a second section, a third section and a fourth section, the first section, the second section, the third section and the fourth section being rotatably disposed relative to adjacent ones of the first section, the second section, the third section and the fourth section and a plurality of anchors including a first anchor attached to the first section, a second anchor attached to the second section, a third anchor attached to the third section and a fourth anchor attached to the fourth section, the plurality of anchors being disposed in a first position within the shroud in a stowed position and a second position within the shroud in a deployed position. A first elastic member connects the first anchor and the second anchor to bias the first section and the second section toward one another about the first joint and a second elastic member connects the third anchor and the fourth anchor to bias the third section and the fourth section toward one another about the second joint. The first elastic member and the second elastic member bias the shroud from a stowed position to a deployed position with the first section, the second section, the third section and the fourth section forming a quadrilateral shape when the plurality of anchors are positioned in the second position.

A three-dimensional billboard display system features a flexible sheet of banner material having displayed content on a display side thereof, and a two-dimensional footprint area on the display side that is discretely identifiable from the displayed content. A flexible cover fastened to the flexible sheet in a position overlying the two-dimensional footprint area on the display side and enclosing a three-dimensional space between said cover and said flexible sheet. One or more inserts form a three-dimensional body of predetermined shape inside the three-dimensional space, the flexible cover spanning in taut condition over the three-dimensional body, thereby imparting the predetermined shape to the three-dimensional space and imparting the flexible cover with a three-dimensional form bulging outwardly from the display side of the flexible sheet. A reinforcement layer features a mesh or netting of criss-crossing webbing straps on a backside of the flexible sheet to carry the weight of the 3D embellishment.

A clip assembly secures a flexible material to a profile with a receiving channel. An exemplary profile is a pontoon fence rail. The clip assembly includes a clip bracket with a material connecting section and a profile connecting section. The material connecting section has an aperture, and the profile connecting section has a connection tab. A connector includes a shaft and a cap. The shaft is insertable through the flexible material into the aperture of the material connecting section. The connection tab is releasably engageable with the receiving channel with the flexible material sandwiched between the material connecting section and the cap of the connector.

A billboard advertising apparatus and installation method include an under-layer base and an overlying image layer. The under-layer provides an opaque white surface to a billboard panel as well as protection for the overlying image layer. The image layer is a thin translucent color layer with advertising or message copy. With the presence of a base or under-layer, the cost to make the image layer may be significantly reduced.

The window shade pocket system may comprise a pocket having an inside surface, a first wall and a second wall, wherein a roller shade is mounted within the pocket; and a first bracket removably affixed to the inside surface of the first wall of the pocket, wherein the first bracket retains a light source. The light source may include at least one of a light bulb, light bar, light strip, LED lighting or reflective device. The light source may be LED lighting that is modular or provides different colors over the window shade fabric. The light source may include a lens. The light source may be at least one of removeable from the first bracket or rotatable within the first bracket. The light source may be at least one of between the window shade and the window, or between the room and the window shade.

Embodiments comprise a greeting card with a self-retracting, pullout banner comprising banner content that may supplement a message or artwork included on panels of the greeting card. The self-retracting banner can be attached to different portions of the greeting card. The self-retracting banner may be affixed to an edge of the greeting card. A user may extend the banner by pulling a handle away from the greeting card. As such, the self-retracting banner is movable to and between a fully retracted and closed first position and a fully extended and open second position. The self-retracting banner can be at least partially concealed within a compartment attached to a portion of the greeting card, for example, the front panel.

The retractable realtor display sign displays an image. The image comprises indicia that symbolize a sentiment. The retractable realtor display sign comprises a mesh screen, a scroll apparatus, a free sleeve, a deployment apparatus, and a display structure selected from a plurality of display structures. The mesh screen attaches to the scroll apparatus. The free sleeve attaches to the mesh screen. The deployment apparatus secures the free sleeve to a display structure selected from the plurality of display structures. Each of the plurality of display structures is a pedestal that transfers the load path of the balance of the retractable realtor display sign to a supporting surface. The scroll apparatus stores the mesh screen such that the mesh screen deploys for display and retracts for storage.

A locking clamp for use in a cable system for stretching a sheet across a surface and maintaining it under tension, the locking clamp having a base member defining a first grasping surface; an elongate tongue member rotatively coupled to a first portion of the base member and defining a second grasping surface, and a locking member that is rotatively coupled to a second portion of the base member and that is configured to selectively rotate the tongue member to urge at least a portion of the second grasping surface of the tongue member into engageable contact with the first grasping surface of the base member. The base member of the locking clamp also has a hook configured to removably engage a cable of a tensioning system.

A method of providing information on an interior of a shelter via a sail is presented. The method includes attaching a first fastener of the sail to a peak bracket of the shelter and attaching a second fastener of the sail to a leg bracket of the shelter. The method also includes attaching a third fastener of the sail to a first joint of the shelter and attaching a fourth fastener of the sail to a second joint of the shelter.