Patent ID: 6758155
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A fender retrieval system for a boat comprising:a spool having a line wrapped around it for extending or retracting a length of the line, a motor for rotating the spool, a fender attached to the line, the fender being cylindrically shaped and having the line attached at one end, such that the fender is free of any other object and can move up and down along side of the boat as the line is extended and retracted by the spool, a switch for controlling the motor to deploy or retract the fender such that the fender can be placed in a desired position adjacent side of the boat when deployed, and a cylindrically shaped housing having an opening at one end for admitting the fender and having dimensions larger than the cylindrically shaped fender for sheltering the fender therein when the fender is retracted into the housing such that the fender will be secured in the housing, the line passing through at least a portion of the housing to bring the fender into the housing when the line is retracted, the housing open end being adjacent the side of the boat such that the line and the fender are deployed adjacent the side of the boat when the line is extended.