Patent · US Expired

Fender and life ladder in one

US4494474A · kind A · utility

2Cited by
6References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 1982
Grant dateJan 22, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 27, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A30/30
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A fender and life ladder for mounting on the wall surface of a quay in a harbor comprises a main post formed of a resilient material and a plurality of rung members mounted on said main post in a spaced relation. The main post comprises a shock receiving portion provided with a shock receiving surface for making contact with a boat, a rear wall portion positioned substantially parallel to and spaced apart from said shock receiving portion, and a pair of side wall portions. The side wall portions are each connected along both widthwise ends thereof to respective ones of said shock receiving portion and said rear wall portion, and the side wall portions diverge away from each other in the direction from said shock receiving portion towards said rear wall portion. The plurality of rung members extend substantially horizontally and parallel to the wall surface in a suitably spaced relation along the length of said shock receiving portion.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.