Patent ID: 7775176
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A boat fender suspender configured for engagement by a conventional rod holder on a boat, said suspender comprising a handle configured for engagement by a rod holder, a tether having a proximal end attached to the handle and distal end adapted for attachment to a boat fender, and said tether having a length to allow the fender to hang from the handle to a desired location alongside a boat, wherein the handle includes an elongated hollow tubular handle body, a compartment within the hollow tubular handle body configured for containing the tether, a first end cap sealing the proximal end of the handle body, a second cap with a central aperture sealing the distal end of handle body, a third cap with an eccentric aperture, said second cap threadedly engaging the third cap, said tether passing through the eccentric aperture and the central aperture.