1986-10-01
1988-09-27
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Ships
Fenders
2483112, 211118, 211195, 114343, B63B 5902
Patent
active
047733489
ABSTRACT:
A collapsible boat fender holder is disclosed. The boat fender holder has two configurations, one for shipping or storage and the other for use in holding a boat fender. The holder is formed entirely of plastic members which are held together, preferably, with non-corrosive fasteners. The holder for each fender includes a frame member with two parallel legs and an arcuate section joining them. A pair of rings encircle each boat fender and are pivotably mounted at diametrically opposite locations to the legs of the frame member. Four links, two connected with each leg of the frame members, connect the two frame members to each other. The links and legs together define two parallelograms. When in the operative condition, the links and legs are essentially mutually perpendicular and the rings are perpendicular to the axis of the legs so that a boat fender may be inserted through the rings to rest on the bottom arcuate section of the frame member. A pair of removable straps, one connected between each pair of rings, holds the rings in this position. For shipping, the straps are removed, and the assembly is collapsed so that the two U-shaped frames lie nearly one on top of the other but laterally offset. The links and legs of the parallelograms are no longer mutually perpendicular, instead, alternate angles of the parallelograms are acute and obtuse. Similarly, in the collapsed position the rings are rotated to be more nearly parallel to the legs of the U-shaped frame members.
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Avila Stephen P.
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
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