Assertion: fender | /r/CapableOf | say fender base structure
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text: A fender for a marine pier comprising a fender base structure located to the seaward of said pier and spaced therefrom, said fender base structure having a ship-engaging face oriented to the seaward and 'a rear face oriented toward said pier, said fender base structure being supported on a subaqueous footing, buffer means disposed between said pier and said fender base structure for limiting movement of said fender base structure toward said pier, means connected between said fender base structure and said pier for controlling the alignment of said fender 'base structure with respect to said pier, ship positioning means pivotally connected to said fender base structure, said ship positioning means including at least one movable surface extending to the seaward of said ship-engaging face of said fender base structure and being capable of sustaining motion in a horizontal direction parallel to said ship-engaging face, and 'means for retracting said ship positioning means to a retracted position in which said movable surface is located between said ship engaging face and said pier.
text: The fender of claim 3 in which buffer means are disposed between said pier and said fender base structure for limiting movement of said fender base structure toward said pier, in which aligning means are connected between said fender base structure and said pier for controlling the alignment of said fender base structure with respect to said pier, and in which said plurality of surfaces comprise a plurality of roller elements rotatable about respective substantially vertical axes.
text: A fender for a marine pier comprising a fender base structure located to the seaward of said pier and spaced therefrom, said fender base structure having a ship engaging face oriented seaward and a rear face oriented toward said pier, said fender base structure being supported by a plurality of pile members providing subaqueous support, buffer means disposed between said pier and said fender base structure for limiting movement of said fender base structure toward said pier, means connected between said fender base structure and said pier for controlling the alignment of said fender base structure with respect to said pier, ship positioning means comprising a framework having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end being pivotally connected to said pile members and said upper end being connected to the rear face of said fender base structure, operating means for moving the upper end of said framework reciprocally with respect to said fender base structure whereby movement of said upper end toward said fender base structure locates said ship positioning means in a working position, and movement of said upper end away from said