FR2879995A1 - Bow fender for protecting boat, has V shape main body comprising four lateral fixation and stabilization paws at upper and lower ends of body, and eyelets provided at ends of the paws for fixing paws with rope - Google Patents

Abstract

The bow fender has V shape main body (10) comprising four lateral fixation and stabilization paws (6-9) at upper and lower ends of the body. Eyelets (2-5) are provided at the ends of the paws for fixing the paws with rope. The paws have a length of 0 to 1 meter.

Description

The present invention relates to a device for protecting shocks

  the front of a boat, linked to a deck or during delicate maneuvers.

  Currently, the known onboard protections are of limited effectiveness, due to a lack of protection in height, which makes the adjustment difficult and uncertain, moreover these protections can be raised by touching the pontoon, which eliminates the protection.

  This lack of protection causes shocks on the bow, which causes impacts on gelcot and fiberglass. These repeated shocks cause bow fragility and moisture infiltration, resulting in costly and complex repairs to the finish.

  Some pontoon protection exists, but prohibited in most ports. These refuse any individual protection fixed on the pontoons. Moreover, when the boat leaves its site to navigate from port to port, as the visitor sites are not equipped with dock protection, it is exposed to possible shocks from the bow. The crew of a boat is able to effectively protect the sides of it but on the other hand can not protect the front of shocks, especially with reduced crew.

  The device according to the invention overcomes these disadvantages. It has in fact according to a first feature, a protection on a large height of the bow conforming to the shape thereof and can be maintained more precisely through a system of removable and additional wedges based on hard and impermeable foam maintained by a velcro fastening. Four lateral stabilizers also serve as protection, the whole is automatically centered on the stem thanks to its shape and to the four points of pulling connected to the boat, the fifth point of tension adjusts the height precisely.

  The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention: - Figure (1) shows the device of the invention seen from the side.

  - Figure (2) shows the view of the side 5 of the bow of the boat.

  - Figure (3) shows the top view.

  - Figure (4) shows the view of the side of the bow of the boat.

  - Figure (5) shows the device of the invention seen from the side.

  Figure (6) shows the view from above.

  Referring below the bow defense consists of a V-shaped main body (10) having lateral stabilizing and securing tabs (6), (7), (8), (9). Eyelets (2), (3), (4), (5) are provided at the ends of the legs to fix the ropes themselves connected to the boat.

  The total surface of the defense consists of a semi-rigid plastic skin whose interior is foamed (10).

  1 eyelet (1) central, the upper body (10) is provided to adjust the height.

  The eyelet (1) serves to precisely adjust the height of the bow defense. The eyelets (2) (3) (4) (5) are intended to press the defense to the bow and center it. The (6) (7) (8) (9) are lateral stabilizers facilitating the maintenance and the centering of the defense, as well as lateral shocks. Number 10 is the main part of the defense. 5a inner part aims to center and maintain the defense, its outer part plus its thickness have the role of protection of the bow. The device according to the invention is intended to protect any type of boat thanks to the modularity of the angle fitting the bow.

  According to the invention the bow defense has a body length (10) extending from 20 to 80% of the bow length. According to another characteristic, the angle of the V of the main body (10) is from 20 to 90 degrees.

  The body (10), alternatively may be inflated with air.

  According to another variant the body (10) is cut into a semi-rigid shape with stabilizing lugs (6), (7), (8), (9) folding.

  To accommodate any bow width is added removable shims made of hard and impermeable foam held by a hook-and-loop style fastening on the inside of the legs (6), (7), (8), (9). ).

  The legs (6), (7), (8), (9) can have a length of 0 to 1 meter.

  The upper stabilizing lugs (6) and (7) have a greater separation angle with respect to the lower legs (8) and (9).

Claims (10)

  1) - Bow defense characterized in that it consists of a main body V (10) having four stabilizing tabs and lateral attachment (6), (7), (8), (9) at the ends upper and lower body (10).   Eyelets (2), (3), (4), (5) are provided at the ends of the legs to serve as attachment to the rope.   2) - bow defense according to claim 1 characterized in that a central eyelet (1) is provided at the upper part of the body (10).   3) - Defense bow according to claim 1 and 2 characterized in that the defense comprises a semi-rigid plastic skin encompassing the total surface of the defense whose interior is foamed.   4) - bow defense according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that the length of the body (10) extends from 20 to 80% of the bow length.   5) - bow defense according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that the angle 20 of the V of the main body is 20 to 90 degrees.   6) - bow defense according to any one of claims 1 and 2 characterized in that the body (10) is inflated with air.   7) - bow defense according to any one of claims 1 and 2 characterized in that the body (10) is cut in a semirigid shape with stabilizing lugs (6), (7), (8), (9) ) folding.   8) - bow defense according to any one of the preceding claims characterized by the addition of removable shims made of hard and impermeable foam held by a fastening style gripping bands on the inside of the legs (6), (7) , (8), (9).   9) - bow defense according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that the tabs (6), (7), (8), (9) can have a length of 0 to 1 meter.   10) - bow defense according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that the stabilizing tabs (6) and (7) have a higher upper separation angle relative to the lower legs (8) and (9).