Metso Minerals Industries, Inc.

Robert C Patev

Edward Kiedaisch

Michael J Grimsley

Thaddeus J Kiedaisch

A lock and dam system for a waterway includes a dam extending across the waterway, a channel having a first entry-exit opening on a first side of the dam and a second entry-exit opening on a second side of the dam. The channel includes a lock. The system further includes a fascia proximate first entry-exit opening in the channel, and a fender system to protect the fascia from impact. The fender system includes a plurality of resilient flexible support element, a first panel supported by a first one of the plurality of support elements in front of the fascia and a second panel supported by a second one of the plurality of support elements in front of the fascia. The first and second panels overlap in a first direction parallel to the fascia and a second direction perpendicular to the fascia. In one exemplary embodiment, the first panel has a first shoulder and the second panel has a first step facing and overlapping the first shoulder. In the exemplary embodiment, the first and second panels have front surfaces which are substantially coplanar.

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Vicksburg, MS, United States of America

Robert C Patev