Patent ID: 8087371

Claim:
A fendering apparatus employable for protection of watercraft and structures, said apparatus comprising: a cylindrical body; a buoyant collar body circumferentially enclosing a portion of said cylindrical body with said collar body positioned parallel to said cylindrical body such that a longitudinal axis of said collar body is collinear with a longitudinal axis of said cylindrical body and with said collar body mechanically attachable to said cylindrical body, said collar body mounted for axial movement and rotation with respect to a full length of said cylindrical body wherein the movement and rotation maintains said cylindrical body in a generally vertical orientation; a flexible reservoir attached at a first end to a first end of said cylindrical body with said reservoir having an expandable and contractible wall with a second end; and a one-way valve positioned as an aperture within said second end of said reservoir through which said reservoir is operatively fillable with fluid to deploy said fendering apparatus to an extendable length as a protection to the watercraft and structures.