Patent ID: 8839731

Claim:
A fender for a boat comprising a rolled section of steel with an open section, consisting of a curved portion connected at two ends of the curved portion to two straight strips, wherein said rolled section is of C-shape and said curved portion is connected to said two straight strips by two rounded portions, said two straight strips being converging towards each other without meeting, said two straight strips encompassing and containing a core of PVC, said rolled section being filled internally with a core of PVC and said rolled section being fixed to a curved side of the boat, said two straight strips each having an outboard face, said outboard face bearing against a base of PVC, said base of PVC being interposed between said outboard face and the curved side of the boat, said rolled section being fixed to the curved side of the boat, the outboard face bearing against a surface of the base of PVC having two ends consisting of rounded concavities forming a main concavity housing said two straight strips and said two rounded portions of the fender, said rounded portions of the fender interacting with said rounded concavities of the base of PVC, and said rolled section comprising a plurality of holes for screws for fixing the rolled section by said screws penetrating the core of PVC and engaging with the curved side of the boat by passing between ends of said two straight strips.