Device for combined use as a ladder, fender and life-buoy for boats

A device for use as a combined ladder and fender for boats comprising:

• two parallel side members, each side member including an inner surface and an outer surface, each side member also including an upper extremity and a lower extremity separated from each other by a fixed length, at least two rigid steps fixed between the inner surfaces of the side members in spaced parallel relation to each other, and fender elements having a compressible consistency fixed to the outer surface of each side member, each fender element having a cross-section which is generally rounded and bigger in dimension than the side members.

A device for use as a combined ladder and fender for boats comprising:

• a first component and a second component, each component including two parallel side members, each side member including an inner surface and an outer surface, each side member also including an upper extremity and a lower extremity separated from each other by a fixed length, the upper and lower extremities including a laterally directed hole, each component also including at least two rigid steps fixed between the inner surfaces of the side members in spaced parallel relation to each other, the first component also including fender elements having a soft surface and a compressible consistency fixed to the outer surface of each side member, each fender element having a lateral cross-section which is generally rounded and bigger in dimension than the side members, the fender elements being confined longitudinally to a region located between the holes in the upper and lower extremities, and pivot/pins received in the laterally directed holes rotationally coupling the upper extremities of the second component to the lower extremities of the first component.