Patent ID: 6289836
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: E02B,Y02A

Abstract:
An energy absorbing marine fender for mounting on an object, the fender comprising:a body having a uniform cross section including;a) an outer arcuate wall having two ends;b) an inner arcuate wall substantially coaxial with the outer coaxial wall, and having two ends;c) a plurality of strips joining the inner and outer arcuate walls between the ends of the inner and outer arcuate walls;d) no more than two planar panels joining together all of the ends of the inner and outer arcuate walls;e) two planar mounting flanges for securely directly affixing the fender to the object that is to absorb the energy of collision with an item that impinges on the outer arcuate wall, each of said flanges being continuous with one of the ends of the outer arcuate wall, andf) the no more than two planar panels disposed to transmit said energy directly to the object.