# US 2013/0152842 A1 · Fender Assembly for Boats

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- Number: US 2013/0152842 A1
- Document ID: US20130152842A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/664,274
- Filed: 2012-10-30
- Published: 2013-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2011-12-14
- Inventors: Mehmet Nevres Ulgen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130152842A1

## CPC

- B63B 59/02: Fenders integral with waterborne vessels or specially adapted therefor, {e.g. fenders forming part of the hull or incorporated in the hull}; Rubbing-strakes (fenders on coasts, in harbours or on other fixed marine structures E02B3/26)
- B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06)

## Abstract

A concealable fender assembly comprising a fender; a cover having an external surface form compatible with the lateral surface form of the boat hull in closed position; mechanism for actuating the cover for closing and opening thereof with respect to the boat hull lateral surface; wherein the cover is associated with the fender such that when the cover is in open position, the fender outwardly extends from boat hull lateral surface.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A concealable fender assembly for a boat hull comprising
a fender (6);
a cover (4) having an external surface (5) form compatible with a lateral surface (2) form of the boat hull (1) in closed position;
mechanism for actuating the cover (4) for closing and opening thereof with respect to the boat hull lateral surface (2);
wherein the cover (4) is associated with the fender (6) such that when the cover (4) is in open position, the fender (6) outwardly extends from boat hull lateral surface (2).

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

An assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of rollers (9) extending between the fender (6) and the cover (4).

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

An assembly according to claim 2, further comprising roller bearing shafts (11) on which the rollers (9) are rotatably mounted so that the rollers (9) rotate around axes of the roller bearing shafts (11).

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

An assembly according to claim 2, wherein the said rollers (9) are three in number and the rollers (9) exhibit an arcuate array form when they are arranged so as to suit external cylindrical form of the fender (6).

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

An assembly according to claim 2, further comprising a spring (13) placed between each roller (9) end part and a roller shaft support (10).

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

An assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a cord connecting arm (8) extending vertically from an inner surface (5′) of the cover (4) towards an inner part of the boat hull.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

An assembly according to claim 6, further comprising a cord (7) connected to the connecting arm (8) at one end and to the fender (6) at the other end.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

An assembly according to claim 6, further comprising a cord (7′) connected to a lower part of the fender (6).

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

An assembly according to claim 8, further comprising a cord channel (12) coaxially formed along a roller bearing shaft (11) for passing said cord (7′) connected to the lower part of the fender (6) therethrough.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

An assembly according to claim 7, wherein the cord (7) connected to the upper part of the fender (6) and the cord (7′) connected to the lower part of the fender (6) are combined.

### Claim 11 (depends on 6)

An assembly according to claim 6, further comprising a lever arm (16) connected to the cord (7′) which is connected to the lower part of the fender (6), provided in the upper part of a shaft (15) connected to the motor (14) and extending outward from said shaft for pulling the fender (6) into the boat hull (1) when the cover (4) is closed and taking the fender (6) out of the boat hull (1) when the cover (4) is opened.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

An assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a housing (3) in the form of a cylindrical case arranged in the inner part of the boat hull (1) in a water tight manner for concealing the fender (6) when the cover (4) is closed.