device for manipulating a tarpaulin to selectively cover and uncover an upper opening of a container; and assembly is a device for manipulating a tarpaulin to selectively cover and uncover an upper opening of a container, comprising: a guide that may be mounted to the container along a first side edge of the opening; a stop positioned along the guide; a carriage mounted on the guide and movable thereon, the stop being configured and sized to prevent movement of the carriage beyond the stop; a tarpaulin rod support defining a pivot section and a separate tarpaulin rod support section thereon, the tarpaulin rod support being pivotally mounted to the carriage in the pivot section; a tarpaulin rod for wrapping the tarpaulin around it and unwinding the tarpaulin therefrom, the tarpaulin rod being rotatably mounted on the tarpaulin support section of the tarpaulin so that it can be rotated about a longitudinal axis of the tarpaulin rod. same; and an actuator operably coupled to the tarpaulin rod to selectively rotate the tarpaulin rod about the longitudinal axis of the rod.
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