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6783303 Dock bumper system using boat fenders  
Flexible brackets or “wings” molded from marine grade, UV resistant PVC allow attachment of inflatable boat fenders to any piling or dock structure regardless of shape or size. Adjustable...
6776114 Small craft  
To enhance the joint strength between the hull and the deck of a water craft and reduce the number of steps needed for joining the hull and the deck, a water craft body is constructed by joining...
6769373 Attachable bow plate for reducing bow sinkage and vessel drag  
An attachable vertical bow plate set a distance ahead of the existing bow, preferably extending above and below the water surface, helps to reduce drag associated with a vessel. The plate's lower...
6758155 Fender retrieval system  
A boat fender deployment device having a motor for deploying a fender along side of a boat at a desired height for engaging a dock or other object by operation of a motor and for retracting the...
6758156 Pontoon boat fender  
The fender shaped specifically for pontoon boats, so that it may be readily attached to the pontoon boat decking and/or suspended from the pontoon boat rail. The pontoon boat fender is uniquely...
6752099 Boat landing apparatus with removable winch  
A removable winch may be used in combination with any embodiment of the boat landing apparatus. The removable winch may be attached directly to the boat landing apparatus or may be retained...
6752098 Recessed line holder for a boat fender  
A boat fender with a recessed line holder to permit an individual to adjust the positioning of the boat fender to a desired length. The recessed line holder is flush with the outer surface of the...
6701860 Fender  
A fender ( 1 ) has a fastening end ( 2 ) and a shock-absorbing end ( 3 ) and, arranged therebetween, at least one deformation portion ( 4 ). The deformation portion ( 4 ) is made of an elastically...
6692191 Fender system  
A lock and dam system for a waterway includes a dam extending across the waterway, a channel having a first entry-exit opening on a first side of the dam and a second entry-exit opening on a second...
6685395 Piling fender  
A dock fender, particularly for attachment to the outer face of a dock piling for cushioning vessels attached to the dock. The fender is of extruded construction, having laterally extending flanges...
6682804 Fender protective structure  
A fender protective structure having an inner layer of resilient plastic/elastomer alloy having a delayed elastic response, having voids to reduce weight and allow the inner layer to expand upon...
6644231 Boat landing apparatus  
A third embodiment of the boat landing apparatus includes a pair of roller assemblies, a pair of cross members and a set of four retention brackets. A first embodiment of the retention bracket is a...
6637360 Convertible marine fender  
A convertible marine fender includes a half-cylinder shaped first body having a inner surface, a half-cylinder shaped second body having a inner surface, and a hinge pivotably connecting the first...
6619222 Reversible and adjustable boat bumpers  
A reversible boat bumper for attachment to dock poles to allow accommodation for a high water position and a low water position. The bumper has an elongated bumper support plate and attached to it...
6609475 Integrated bumper boat hull and method  
An aluminum boat hull is disclosed having an integrally molded bumper formed on the sidewalls that is securely attached and protected. The bumper is made of a first and second layer of foam covered...
6604482 Hanger for securing a line to a cleat  
A hanger for attaching an end of a line into a cleat having an opening, the hanger having a length, a width, and a thickness, wherein the thickness and width are such that they may pass through the...
6601530 Composite fender  
A composite fender panel for protecting a harbor structure includes a resilient body member having a front surface and a rear mounting surface spaced by a panel thickness from a main portion of the...
6591773 Protective fendering system for off-shore cargo transferring surface ships  
A protective system for covering the hull of a surface ship during off-shore transfer of cargo therefrom to a lighterage craft, includes a composite fender unit having a pair of elongated box...
6575110 Docking slip guide  
The invention is a guide to facilitate boat docking. The guide is a plate attached to the dock, angling away from the slip opening. Attached to the plate are rails which absorb energy and minimize...
6572307 Fender with step and/or projection  
A fender for absorbing the impact of a vessel is provided, which is formed of rubber and fixed to a fixing surface of a dock and adapted to have an impact receiving plate secured to a distal end of...
6565147 Magnetic repulsion system to prevent collisions  
A magnetic repulsion system to prevent collisions of vehicles by use of magnetic forces. The magnetic repulsion system to prevent collisions includes a plurality of mobile vehicles each having a...
6561111 Portable boat dock  
A portable boat dock that is a rectangularly shaped and planar sheet of thermoplastic material, that is set between the bottom surface of a shoreline and a hull and keel of a boat beaching and...
6540442 High energy impact absorption fender system using valvular control logic  
An energy-absorbing “smart” bumper system features a variably controllable valve which is responsive to impact conditions. The initially closed valve opens upon maximization of the pressure...
6530337 Underwater explosion protection for watercraft  
The underwater exterior surface of a watercraft is covered by a deformable protective covering formed from compartmental sections that are dimensionally sized, shaped and mechanically connected to...
6513449 Marine docking device  
A marine docking device according to the present invention includes a fender having a first end coupled to a first arm by a first attachment member and a second end coupled to a second arm by a...
6499915 Portable piling extender apparatus  
A portable piling extender apparatus includes a piling attachment unit which includes a piling fence portion. A manually operable strap assembly is connected to the piling fence portion. A riser...
6494157 Flexible, buoyant, weather resistant polyethylene foam boat bumper/fender  
A boat bumper/fender, comprising a resilient, flexible, weather resistant, body having opposing first end and a second ends, said body composed of a closed cell foam material and having length,...
6495238 Banner material with double grommets  
The banner material is comprised of flexible polyester fabric which comes in a rolled elongated sheet. A number of grommets are placed along the top and bottom edges. The grommets along the top...
6490987 Boat landing apparatus with elevation device  
A boat landing apparatus with elevation device includes a boat landing apparatus and at least one elevation device. The at least one elevation device may be attached to either or both ends of the...
6477973 Fender for watercraft  
A fender is provided that is uniquely shaped to facilitate attachment to, for example, the transom of a boat and/or to a swimming platform. To conform to the shape of the edge to which the fender...
6453837 Watercraft beaching device  
A watercraft beaching device 10 includes one or more collapsible upright supports 11 and 12 which hold a pair cushioned hull engagement surfaces 13 in spaced apart relationship....
6450848 Surfboard tail protector  
A tail protector is disclosed that provides a soft bumper attached to the rear edge of a surfboard, or other water sport board, or snowboard. The tail protector is to protect a surfer struck by the...
6448903 Device for detecting internal pressure of air-filled gunwale protector  
The present invention relates to an internal-pressure detection apparatus for a pneumatic fender that can reduce the labor of maintenance. The internal-pressure detection apparatus is configured of...
6416371 Propeller deflector  
A propeller deflector system which includes rigid inclined vanes permanently mounted on the bottom of a hull of a water craft and aligned parallel with the longitudinal axis of the water craft. The...
6406221 Bridge pillar debris deflection apparatus  
A bridge pillar debris deflection apparatus ( 10 ), which attaches to a pillar supporting a structure located on a water way, such as a river or ocean. The apparatus ( 10 ) deflects debris to...
6405670 Boat alignment device  
A boat alignment device including a clamp for attachment, to a support and a block pivotally attached to the clamp. The block is provided with an aperture of elliptical cross section. A telescoping...
6389777 Device and method for protecting an object  
The present invention relates to a protective device ( 102 ) and to a method for protecting an object ( 101 ) against mechanical damage as it is lifted up or lowered down a vertically extending...
6371040 Combined foam and inflatable collar assemblies for watercraft  
Alternative collar assemblies for use with watercraft including rigid-hulled boats are described. The collars may include both foam materials and one or more inflatable compartments, thereby...
6371039 Collar assembly for watercraft  
Collar assemblies for use with watercraft including rigid-hulled boats are disclosed. Collars of the assemblies may surround or envelope all or most of the perimeters of boats and provide increased...
6357377 Collapsible impact absorbing device  
An impact absorbing device which provides impact protection for boats and personal watercraft, having an elongated collapsible molded plastic body including a plurality of pleats that fold and...
6349661 Boat dock bumper  
A bumper piling attachment apparatus is provided for securing a cylindrical boat bumper to a piling of a dock and positioning the bumper between the dock and the moored boat. The apparatus forms a...
6349662 Rub rail  
A rub rail for boats and ships including an extruded molding trim fabricated from a rigid plastic material and an extruded insert fabricated from a predetermined plastic material, the molding trim...
6332421 Boat fender system and method  
A boat fender system and a method for deploying a cylindrical fender. The system includes a U-shaped member having a spindle on which is rotatably mounted a fender, and a lateral arm portion which...
6327989 Boat fender bracket for a round piling  
A fender bracket for a round piling includes two elongate piling bracket members, each having a generally concave-shaped longitudinal side and a generally flat side forming an acute angle with the...
6289836 Marine fender  
A marine fender for securely affixing to an object such as a dock, piling, seawall, and the like is formed by extrusion of a resilient material. It is provided with unique energy absorbing...
6289835 Device for storing fenders on a boat  
A boat fender storage device which includes a strip of metal radiused at each end to form first and second U-shape ends. The U-shaped ends have an opening which is sufficient to fit over a safety...
6283677 Tailorable elastomeric composite pneumatic fender system for absorbing high energy impact  
An energy-absorbing bumper system features a variably controllable valve which is responsive to impact conditions. The initially closed valve opens upon maximization of the pressure reading upon...
6253698 Phosphorescent marine products  
In one embodiment of the invention, a marine article of the invention includes a phosphorescent phosphor. A particularly advantageous phosphorescent phosphor comprises MAl 2 O 4 . As used herein,...
6227134 Elastomeric fender  
An elongate linear elastomeric fender comprising an outer sheath surrounding a core, wherein the core comprises a plurality of tubes, and the outer sheath has a higher compressibility than the...
6226826 Bumper assemblies for swimming pool cleaners  
Bumpers and assemblies for swimming pool cleaners are disclosed. Such assemblies may include contoured frames to which flexible fins are attached to facilitate deflection of cleaners when obstacles...