WO2004076749A1 - Moulded boat fender with flat elongated shape - Google Patents
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- WO2004076749A1 WO2004076749A1 PCT/IT2003/000119 IT0300119W WO2004076749A1 WO 2004076749 A1 WO2004076749 A1 WO 2004076749A1 IT 0300119 W IT0300119 W IT 0300119W WO 2004076749 A1 WO2004076749 A1 WO 2004076749A1
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- boat fender
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B59/00—Hull protection specially adapted for vessels; Cleaning devices specially adapted for vessels
- B63B59/02—Fenders integral with waterborne vessels or specially adapted therefor, e.g. fenders forming part of the hull or incorporated in the hull; Rubbing-strakes
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
- E02B—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
- E02B3/00—Engineering works in connection with control or use of streams, rivers, coasts, or other marine sites; Sealings or joints for engineering works in general
- E02B3/20—Equipment for shipping on coasts, in harbours or on other fixed marine structures, e.g. bollards
- E02B3/26—Fenders
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02A30/00—Adapting or protecting infrastructure or their operation
- Y02A30/30—Adapting or protecting infrastructure or their operation in transportation, e.g. on roads, waterways or railways
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- the present patent application for industrial invention relates to a moulded boat fender with flat elongated shape characterised by solid monolithic structure.
- the manufacture of the invention is the first alternative to the traditional technology of inflatable boat fenders with cylindrical shape.
- traditional boat fenders basically comprise a cylindrical or spherical air tube, provided on top with an eyelet for the line used to handle the fender and hang it in operating position.
- Fenders must be sometimes positioned on the upperworks of the boat to protect it from shocks against docks and other boats. Sometimes they are removed during navigation because of the problems caused by their presence on the extemal side of the boat.
- the first characteristic of the new boat fender of the invention is represented by the flat elongated shape and solid monolithic structure obtained by moulding a special thermoplastic material, commonly known as EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate), preferably of the type marketed by Chemical Universe S.L., a Spanish manufacturer located in Caudete (Albacete), with the name "Unichem” .
- EVA Ethylene Vinyl Acetate
- EVA boat fenders is highly resistant (that is to say capable of withstanding very high pressure values with no damage) and extremely light (that is to say very easy to handle).
- the basically indeformable solid monolithic structure avoids the need for the maintenance that is required in the case of traditional inflatable boat fenders, as soon as the internal pressure decreases.
- the intrinsic lightness of the new boat fender is combined with the reduced volume of the flat, elongated structure, thus making it very easy to stow it inside boat peaks.
- the material used for the new boat fender is characterised by the presence of an external resistant protection film that is extremely slippery and totally “incision-proof, thus protecting the boat fender from damage also in the case of energetic friction against the wall of the dock or the side of another boat.
- the presence of the smooth resistant film ensures that, unlike traditional boat fenders, the boat fender of the invention does not get the upperworks dirty.
- Another advantage of the invention is represented by the presence of a hooking point on both ends, thus improving handling operations.
- One of the two hooking points can be traditionally used to hook the main line and hang the fender onto the upperworks.
- the second hooking point can be used for a short cable, possibly with hook, to hang the fender to the hull stays, when it must be temporarily lowered for short navigation. After navigation the cable can be rapidly unhooked from the stay, thus allowing the fender to recover the ordinary operating position on the upperworks thanks to gravity.
- Figure 1 is an axonometric view of the fender of the invention
- Figure 2 is a diagrammatic view of two fenders, the first one in operating position on the upperworks and the second in raised position and hooked to the boat stay.
- the fender (1) of the invention shown in the aforementioned figures has the approximate shape of a large fish.
- the fender made of moulded EVA can have any other flat elongated shape.
- the figure shows two hooking points for handling operations; assuming that the fish-shaped fender (1) must be placed head down in operating position, the anchoring point of the main handling line (CM) is represented by the narrower cross-section (2) of the tail, while the anchoring point of the hooking cable (CA) to the stay is represented by the through hole (3) obtained on the fish head during moulding.
- CM main handling line
- CA hooking cable
- the fender (1) can be provided with different anchoring means for lines, according to the different requirements, as long as they are obtained when moulding the EVA monolithic structure of the invention.
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AU2003217457A AU2003217457A1 (en) | 2003-02-28 | 2003-02-28 | Moulded boat fender with flat elongated shape |
PCT/IT2003/000119 WO2004076749A1 (en) | 2003-02-28 | 2003-02-28 | Moulded boat fender with flat elongated shape |
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PCT/IT2003/000119 WO2004076749A1 (en) | 2003-02-28 | 2003-02-28 | Moulded boat fender with flat elongated shape |
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Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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ITVA20090064A1 (en) * | 2009-10-09 | 2011-04-10 | Ferrandu Giovanni Angelo | FOSPHORESCENT FENDER FOR MARINE AND EDGES |
US9365268B1 (en) | 2012-07-16 | 2016-06-14 | Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. | Fender for a watercraft |
US11738833B1 (en) | 2020-03-31 | 2023-08-29 | Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. | Fender system for a watercraft |
Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1605102A (en) * | 1925-07-02 | 1926-11-02 | Dryden Rubber Company | Fender |
US4343258A (en) * | 1979-07-23 | 1982-08-10 | Mark Belvedere | Boat bumpers |
US4351257A (en) * | 1981-01-26 | 1982-09-28 | Seaward International, Inc. | Marine fender |
US5441006A (en) * | 1994-12-19 | 1995-08-15 | Wood; Andrew K. | Spacer assembly particularly useful as a boat fender |
US6494157B1 (en) * | 2001-07-03 | 2002-12-17 | Arnold Anton Leemon | Flexible, buoyant, weather resistant polyethylene foam boat bumper/fender |
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- 2003-02-28 WO PCT/IT2003/000119 patent/WO2004076749A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-02-28 AU AU2003217457A patent/AU2003217457A1/en not_active Abandoned
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1605102A (en) * | 1925-07-02 | 1926-11-02 | Dryden Rubber Company | Fender |
US4343258A (en) * | 1979-07-23 | 1982-08-10 | Mark Belvedere | Boat bumpers |
US4351257A (en) * | 1981-01-26 | 1982-09-28 | Seaward International, Inc. | Marine fender |
US5441006A (en) * | 1994-12-19 | 1995-08-15 | Wood; Andrew K. | Spacer assembly particularly useful as a boat fender |
US6494157B1 (en) * | 2001-07-03 | 2002-12-17 | Arnold Anton Leemon | Flexible, buoyant, weather resistant polyethylene foam boat bumper/fender |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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ITVA20090064A1 (en) * | 2009-10-09 | 2011-04-10 | Ferrandu Giovanni Angelo | FOSPHORESCENT FENDER FOR MARINE AND EDGES |
US9365268B1 (en) | 2012-07-16 | 2016-06-14 | Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. | Fender for a watercraft |
US11738833B1 (en) | 2020-03-31 | 2023-08-29 | Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. | Fender system for a watercraft |
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