Rotatable guard mounted about boat mooring
AssigneeBoat Guard International, Inc.
InventorDarin Atkinson
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Abstract
Improved boat bumper assemblies are provided which include upright, rotatable, synthetic resin rollers rotatably mounted on stationary uprights located adjacent the sides of a boat slip. In one form, the bumper assemblies are mounted either as original equipment or as retrofits directly onto roof-supporting stanchions of a boat mooring structure; alternately, standoff bumper assemblies may be used, having rollers rotatable on uprights and supported by spring-biased, resilient connection structures.
Claims44
A boat mooring assembly comprising:
- a frame including a side section that defines a boat slip;
- a plurality of upright stanchions spaced along the length of the side section;
- roof structure supported by said stanchions;
- and
- a boat bumper mounted on one of said stanchions,
- said boat bumper including an elongated roller that surrounds and is rotatable about the one of said stanchions.
A retrofit boat bumper operable to be mounted on an upright of a boat mooring assembly, said bumper comprising:
- a pair of end bearings operable to be mounted on said upright at spaced apart locations,
- said end bearings comprising a plurality of mated end bearing components;
- and
- a roller rotatably mounted on said end bearings and thereby configured to surround and rotate about the upright,
- said roller including a plurality of mated roller sections.
A boat bumper assembly operable to be used on a boat mooring assembly, wherein the boat mooring assembly includes a frame with a side section that defines a boat slip, the boat mooring assembly further including a plurality of uprights spaced along the length of said side section, wherein the boat bumper assembly is operable to be mounted on one of said uprights, said boat bumper assembly comprising:
- an upright support member;
- a pair of end bearings mounted on said member at spaced apart locations,
- each of said end bearings comprising a plurality of mated end bearing components;
- a roller rotatably mounted on said end bearings,
- said roller including a plurality of mated roller sections;
- and
- a cushioning connector operable to secure said support member to a corresponding upright.
A boat bumper assembly operable to be used on a boat mooring assembly, wherein the boat mooring assembly includes a frame with a side section that defines a boat slip, the boat mooring assembly further including a plurality of uprights spaced along the length of said side section, wherein the boat bumper assembly is operable to be mounted on one of said uprights, said boat bumper assembly comprising:
- an upright support member;
- a pair of end bearings fixed to said member at spaced apart locations with journal bearing surfaces spaced from the member;
- a roller rotatably received on said journal bearing surfaces,
- said roller surrounding and being rotatable about the member and the pair of end bearings;
- and
- a cushioning connector operable to secure said support member to a corresponding upright.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.