Patent ID: 6863010

Claim:
A boat fender cover for substantially covering a fender and being configured to receive and remain in position around the fender, the cover being sized and shaped to fit over a flangless tubular fender, the tubular fender having a longitudinal axial cavity for permitting passage of a rope therethrough; the cover having, at a first and thereof, an aperture for facilitating passage of a rope therethrough and sized marginally larger than a respective aperture in the fender; the cover having, at an opposite second end thereof, a variably sized aperture the size of which is fixable for passage of the rope therethrough and for allowing insertion of the fender into the cover, and providing a snug fit of the cover on the fender; the aperture being reducible in size to a size marginally larger than the respective aperture in the fender, wherein the cover includes an x-stitch extending radially from the aperture at the first end.