Buoyant Solutions, Inc.

Robert E Stewart

Daniel F Stanek

Michael Allen Willis

Keith Schrader

Michael J Willis

A dock fender support bracket includes a cup-like holder section having a sidewall and a bottom wall and a pair of axially aligned holes through the sidewall. In one embodiment, the support bracket includes a clevis section having a body with spaced flanges oriented inside of the cup-like holder section and extending in parallel planes. In another embodiment, the support bracket is integrally molded. An elongate section of the support bracket is configured to be attached to a dock and to elastically flex in all directions transverse of a longitudinal axis thereof. The elongate section can be formed of a hollow or solid resin, and can include spring or metal reinforcement. The support bracket is configured to support the dock fender at the cup-like holder section. A resilient insert can support a rod-mounted fender.

Flexible support for dock fender

A marine docking device according to the present invention includes a fender having a first end coupled to a first arm by a first attachment member and a second end coupled to a second arm by a second attachment member. The first attachment member and the second attachment member are configured to prevent the fender from rotating about a longitudinal axis that passes through the first end and the second end. The first arm includes a compression assembly that facilitates movement of the first end between a first position and a second position. The compression assembly includes a tubular member that is slidable within a sleeve. A spring is compressed between a first spring abutment provided on the sleeve and a second spring abutment provided on the tubular member. The first spring abutment is continuously urged toward an advanced position by the spring.

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Union, MI, United States of America

Robert E Stewart