Patent ID: 6863011

Claim:
A fender for protecting a pontoon boat, said pontoon boat comprising at least two float tubes supporting a floor and a fence positioned around the periphery of said floor, said fence having a generally vertical main part and a generally horizontally extending rail that is coupled to the top of said fence main part, said fender comprising: a body portion, said body portion having a top part that extends generally downwardly and outwardly from said fence rail and a bottom part that extends generally downwardly and inwardly to said float tube, said bottom part including a first part that extends downwardly and inwardly at a first angle and a second part that extends downwardly and inwardly at a second angle and wherein said first angle is less than said second angle; a top rim that extends generally horizontally from said top part of said body portion and ends at a flange that extends generally downwardly thereby forming a channel for receiving said fence rail; and means for removably coupling said bottom part of said body portion to one of said float tubes.