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US 2021/0229781 A1Published application
System and method for boat fender deployment
OwnerShmuel Sam Arditiinventor
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Abstract
An enhanced system and various methods for very accurately deploying boat fenders from a safe and convenient location. The boat fenders, which are placed along the periphery of the boat, may be very accurately deployed and retracted with lines attached to winches and motors. A smart phone app may be employed to remind users to deploy boat fenders upon entering known ports or based on boat's speed, and may also deploy the boat fenders automatically.
Claims20
A system for deploying or retracting boat fenders based on geographical location, comprising:
- a motor;
- a line fastened to the motor;
- and
- a controller comprising at least a plurality of programming instructions stored in the memory of, and operating on at least one processor of, a computing device, wherein the plurality of programming instructions, when operating on the processor, cause the computing device to:
- receive a geographical location;
- determine a boat fender deployment height based on the geographical location;
- and
- activate the motor to raise or lower the line such that a boat fender attached to the line is caused to be deployed at the boat fender deployment height.
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A method for deploying or retracting boat fenders based on geographical location, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a geographical location;
- determining a boat fender deployment height based on the geographical location;
- and
- activating the motor to raise or lower the line such that a boat fender attached to the line is caused to be deployed at the boat fender deployment height.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.