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Product Comparison
Detailed Analysis of Material Grappling Devices
Compare the CBC Products' EZ Grabbit^TM with Our Respected Competitor's Products

EZ Grabbit Tarp Holder

The Competition
Out of respect for our competitors we have disguised their products


Figure 1: Product A Disc and Cup	Figure 2: Product B Disc and Loop	Figure 3: Product C Disc and Loop	Figure 4: Product D Disc and Loop

Shown, but disguised, are the discs of four different tarp and fabric grappling products. All four look similar to Product D in Figure 5 when bunched about the tarp. This tarp or fabric bunching is unnatural in the sense that unwanted folds and creases are created. These unwanted folds and creases interfere with the loop or cup that is snapped over or recessed onto the disc as shown in Figure 6.
	Figure 5: Product D with material about Disc

Notice the pressure exerted by the fingers in order to properly place the loop in Figure 6. This basic approach is currently the most common method used for non-permanent attachment to tarp or other fabrics. Unfortunately, this approach has severe limitations. The Problem/Solution format below discusses these limitations in detail.
	Figure 6: Product D Snapping Loop Over Disc

EZ Grabbit^TM Solutions to Our Competitor's Problems

Problem 1: Disc and loop or cup devices are often difficult to use in many ordinary conditions.
Even in ordinary conditions, the "disc and loop" approach to tarp or fabric attachment is often difficult. Strong hands are often required to snap the loop over the disc or push the disc through the loop. These difficulties are often due to the type of fabric, number of layers of fabric, fabric thickness, fabric orientation and existing tension on the fabric. In other words, ordinary conditions!

Solution 1: The EZ Grabbit^TM is very easy to use in ordinary and even extraordinary conditions!
In ordinary conditions the EZ Grabbit is extremely easy to use. The EZ Grabbit does not require the difficult snapping or pressing parts together. Furthermore, it does not experience the difficult and cumbersome process of seating disc and loop parts together while wrestling with the tarp or fabric placed between these parts. As a result, the EZ Grabbit is not only easy to use in ordinary conditions, but even in extraordinary conditions often limited only to your imagination!

Problem 2: Cold weather often makes using a disc and loop device very difficult.
Like most fabric, especially poly tarp and canvas tarp, cold weather stiffens the fabric. When these fabrics become stiff and rigid from the cold they can be exceedingly hard to bunch around a disc. Furthermore, cold weather often necessitates wearing gloves which compounds the difficulty even more. Thus, cold weather often renders such disc and loop devices unusable.

Solution 2: The EZ Grabbit is easy to use in cold weather.
Fortunately, stiffening of a fabric is not a problem for the EZ Grabbit. Folding a tarp or fabric in cold weather is much easier than bunching a fabric and the EZ Grabbit takes advantage of this natural ability. And although wearing gloves makes any task more difficult, the EZ Grabbit is sized for easy handling even when wearing gloves. Simply fold the tarp around the Dog Bone and slide the Sleeve into place. Detailed images of how to use the EZ Grabbit can be seen on the Using EZ Grabbits page.

Problem 3: A disc and loop device cannot attach to thicker tarps or fabrics.
Disc and loop attachment devices are not well suited for use with thicker fabric such as heavy canvas tarp or trucker grade tarps and covers. The thicker tarp or fabric does not behave well when bunched around a disc. Undesirable folds and creases become too large and pronounced around the disc making placement of the loop virtually impossible.

Solution 3: The EZ Grabbit easily attaches to thick tarp or fabric.
Thicker tarps and fabrics are no problem for the EZ Grabbit, because there are no unwanted folds and creases due to bunching. The EZ Grabbit is a natural for thick fabrics. Users of heavy canvas tarp or truck and trailer tarps will find using the EZ Grabbit easy and effective.

Figure 7: Do not try this with other fabric grappling devices. Only the EZ Grabbit can effortlessly attach to thick fabric such as heavy canvas tarp!

Problem 4: A disc and loop device cannot attach to multiple layers of tarp or fabric.
This problem is similar to the thick tarp and fabric problem. Many practical use situations require bringing together more than one layer of tarp or other fabric. For example, bringing two smaller tarps together to create a larger cover area requires seaming the tarps along one edge. This requires connecting through two layers. If the material is already thick in nature connecting two layers with disc and loop becomes impractical.
Furthermore, connecting through more than two layers is often desirable. For example, when covering odd sized loads with tarp there are always extra folds of tarp that remain loose and are not easily secured. The combined thickness of the tarp layers makes use of the disc and loop method impractical if not impossible.

Solution 4: The EZ Grabbit easily attaches through multiple layers.
Two or more layers of a thinner tarp or fabric effectively acts like a thicker fabric. The EZ Grabbit has no problem attaching to up to six layers of poly tarp or 2 layers of heavy canvas tarp. This important ability is vital when securing extra folds of tarp or seaming two tarps together. Additionally, this ability opens up new possibilities, for example, "same side attachment" is possible even with thicker fabrics. For the "same side attachment" discussion see Solution 5 or the Using EZ Grabbits page.


Figure 8: Heavy canvas tarp is a thick fabric to begin with. The EZ Grabbit grapples through two layers with room to spare.	Figure 9: Commonly used, poly tarp is relatively thin. The EZ Grabbit easily grapples through six layers.

Problem 5: More fabric area required for preparation and attachment of disc and loop devices. This prevents attachment to already tensioned tarp or fabric.
Attaching a disc and loop device requires the user to grab a hand full of tarp or fabric to wrap around the disc. In many circumstances, the fabric may be already tensioned or secured to other points. This circumstance prevents the user from being able to grab and bunch the needed fabric around the disc. Use of a loop and disc is almost always a problem when attempting to secure additional points to an already tensioned tarp or fabric.

Solution 5: By comparison, the EZ Grabbit needs only a fraction of the fabric area for attachment. Additionally, pre-tensioned tarp or fabric is no problem for the EZ Grabbit.
Compared to the other attachment devices, the EZ Grabbit needs only a fraction of the tarp or fabric area to accomplish attachment. The notable difference involves the attachment process. To use the loop and disc devices the user has to first bunch the fabric around the disc. This requires holding onto a "handful" of fabric as it is bunched around the disc. On the other hand, the EZ Grabbit requires only enough to complete the fold around the Dog Bone. No "handful" of fabric is required to attach the EZ Grabbit. Actual measurements show that the EZ Grabbit requires only a third of the tarp or fabric needed by the other devices.
Also, of extreme importance, is the fabric "fold" required for the EZ Grabbit is always "in line" with existing attachment points. This makes attachment to already tensioned tarp or fabric remarkably easy!

Figure 10: Shown, is an example of "same side attachment" using heavy canvas tarp. A narrow fold of canvas fabric is all that is required to provide a gripping region for the EZ Grabbit. Additionally, this EZ Grabbit was easily attached even though the canvas tarp shown was already tensioned or taut. Other grappling devices often require preparing substantially more fabric for proper attachment. This makes other devices very difficult to attach, especially to already tensioned tarp!

Problem 6: Unfavorable tarp or fabric behavior with disc and loop devices.
Disc and loop devices create localized attachment points that are circular in nature. When tension is applied to the fabric, the fabric often scrunches and wrinkles at the attachment area. This makes "dressing" and managing the material difficult for the job at hand. Additionally, the majority of the disc and loop devices will not tolerate being pulled from angles other than the direction of the rope leader leading off the loop.

Figure 11: Poly tarp and other fabric grappled by the disc and loop method often exhibit unruly behavior characteristics. Loading at a localized point and pulling from an "off" angle direction causes wrinkling and scrunching. This results in fabric handling behavior that is difficult to work with. Additionally, the loop as shown is near disconnecting from the disc.

Solution 6: Very favorable tarp and fabric behavior using the EZ Grabbit.
Once attached, the EZ Grabbit demonstrates a remarkable ability to keep the fabric nicely oriented over a broad range of loads and pulling angles. The 4" gripping edge of the EZ Grabbit keeps the fabric nicely oriented when under load. Additionally, the effective rope attachment point is located at the plane of the fabric keeping the material orientation "true" regardless of the pulling angle of the rope.

Figure 12: Well-behaved tarp and fabric grappling with the EZ Grabbit. Pull from any angle without wrinkling or scrunching. Additionally, there is no chance for disconnecting!

Problem 7: Disc and loop devices are difficult to handle because of their small size.
Disc and loop devices, by their very nature, can not be scaled up to a larger size. This problem occurs because the tarp or fabric area consumed by the device grows exponentially with an increase in disc size. As their size increases, the disc and loop devices ultimately become unmanageable and impractical to use. Hence the relatively small size of the discs. Because of their small size, as shown in the images, the disc and loop devices are hard to handle. Cold weather, thick fabrics, wearing gloves, multiple layers and many other circumstances make the small size of disc and loop devices disadvantageous for tarp and fabric management.

PRODUCT  DISC WIDTH
        A           1.70" (4.38 cm)
        B           1.95" (4.95 cm)
        C           1.30" (3.30 cm)
        D           1.75" (4.44 cm)

Figure 13: Small discs are often difficult to handle and use. On the other hand, the bigger the disc the more difficult it is to use! Notice all discs are less than two inches. Our competitors had to make a choice.

Solution 7: The EZ Grabbit is sized for easy handling.
By its very nature the EZ Grabbit is scalable to larger or smaller sizes. Careful research has produced an optimum size of 6 inches (15 cm) overall, for the standard EZ Grabbit, with a 4 inch (10 cm) gripping edge. The EZ Grabbit fits nicely in the hand making it easy to use regardless of conditions or circumstances. The scalability of the EZ Grabbit expands the potential uses for this grappling technology. You can see more about this on the Future Products page.

Figure 14: The Dog Bone and Sleeve of the EZ Grabbit are 6" (15 cm) long overall. The Dog Bone is over 3/4" (2 cm) wide and the Sleeve is nearly 1.5" (4 cm) wide. This allows for easy handling and use, even when wearing gloves or when it's cold!

The solutions offered by the EZ Grabbit make tarp and fabric handling more practical than ever before. We at CBC Products Inc. are proud to inform you of the profound product capabilities this grappling technology offers. Visit our Future Products page to capture a hint of what is to come using this technology. We assure you a product revolution is underway!

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