Universal dock and watercraft protection system
OwnerStephen Jon Dean, Robert Eric Baker +1inventors
InventorsStephen Jon Dean, Robert Eric Baker, William Terry Robertson, Jr.
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Abstract
A dock and boat protection system includes a flexible sheet, fasteners, and a plurality of colinearly aligned marine fenders. The sheet has an envelope portion sized to at-least-partially surround fenders when conformed there-around, and an edge portion extending from the envelope portion and configured to engage a dock, wherein the edge portion is secured to the dock by the fasteners.
Claims20
A dock protection system for affixation to docks having a variety of shapes and for adaptation thereto, and comprising a flexible sheet and fasteners:
- the flexible sheet comprising an envelope portion sized to at-least-partially surround a plurality of elongate cushions when conformed there-around, each having a body with a length and terminal ends having a length that is smaller than the length of the body;
- and
- edge portions extending from the envelope portion and configured to engage the docks, wherein the edge portions are securable to the docks by the fasteners;
- wherein
- the envelope is adapted to capture the plurality of elongate cushions in a longitudinal series comprising the elongate cushions disposed end-to-end with at least one space between at least two adjacent of the cushions to enable folding of the envelope at the at least one space to conform to corners of the docks;
- and wherein
- the edge portions comprise lengthwise edges along the length and end edges along the terminal ends, and the lengthwise edges extend tangentially from the cushions to form substantially planar flanges through which the fasteners affix the flexible sheet to the docks.
A dock protection system for affixation to docks having a variety of shapes and for adaptation thereto, and comprising a flexible sheet, fasteners, and a plurality of elongate cushions each having a body with a length and terminal ends having a length that is smaller than the length of the body:
- the sheet comprising an envelope portion sized to at-least-partially surround the plurality of elongate cushions when conformed there-around, and edge portions extending from the envelope portion and configured to engage the docks, wherein the edge portions are securable to the docks by the fasteners;
- wherein
- the envelope portion is adapted to capture the plurality of elongate cushions in a longitudinal series comprising the elongate cushions disposed end-to-end with at least one space between at least two adjacent of the cushions to enable folding of the envelope at the at least one space to conform to corners of the docks;
- and wherein
- the edge portions comprise lengthwise edges along the length and end edges along the terminal ends, and the lengthwise edges extend tangentially from the elongate cushions to form substantially planar flanges through which the fasteners affix the flexible sheet to the docks.
A dock protection system for affixation to docks having a variety of shapes and for adaptation thereto, and comprising a flexible sheet, fasteners, and a plurality of marine fenders each having a body with a length and terminal ends having a length that is smaller than the length of the body:
- the sheet comprising an envelope portion sized to at-least-partially surround the plurality of marine fenders when conformed there-around, and
- edge portions extending from the envelope portion and configured to engage the docks, wherein the edge portions are securable to the docks by the fasteners;
- wherein
- the envelope portion is adapted to capture the plurality of marine fenders in a longitudinal series comprising the plurality of marine fenders disposed end-to-end with at least one space between at least two adjacent of the marine fenders to enable folding of the envelope at the at least one space to conform to corners of the docks;
- and wherein
- the edge portions comprise lengthwise edges along the length and end edges along the terminal ends, and the lengthwise edges extend tangentially from the marine fenders to form substantially planar flanges through which the fasteners affix the flexible sheet to the docks.
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