Nesting fenders
US9873493B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2059/025
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement of fenders nested together for compact storage, the fenders including two or more cylindrical bodies having a cavity accessed through the fender top, the fenders being similar shape but graduated in size such that the cavity of a larger fender tensionally receives the next smaller sized fender, the outer diameter of the smaller fender equal to the inner diameter of the larger fender cavity. A fender has a rigid inner core surrounded by a compressible shell made of foam or similar material. The inner core has attachment points for a rope or line. The smallest nesting fender in the set has a cavity diameter sized to fit a commercially-available, off-the-shelf fender. The fenders may be separated and deployed at individual locations on a vessel, or kept together and deployed as a single fender capable of absorbing a greater impact than any of the fenders individually would absorb.
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