Patent ID: 9341235
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B63B,F16G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A marine buoy or fender, comprising: a flexible body; and a flange attached to the flexible body and extending outwardly therefrom, the flange including a first side surface and an opposing second side surface, the first side surface having a first side surface opening and the second side surface having a second side surface opening, the flange further including a line passageway extending between the first side surface opening and the second side surface opening and sized to receive a line therethrough, the line passageway having a depth extending between the first side surface opening and the second side surface opening and an interior line engagement upper surface having a substantially elliptical segment shape extending between the first side surface opening and the second side surface opening, the elliptical segment shape having a major axis perpendicular to a minor axis, the major axis having a greater length than the minor axis.