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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1989
David Kent, Springfield, MO (US);
Other;
Abstract
There is disclosed an improved foldable marine fender and cushion combination device which is formed by a base formed by an enlarged rectangular pliable sheet having opposed side edges, a top edge and a bottom edge, a plurality of paired cushioning pads mounted on the base in a patterned spaced apart orientation which consists of at least a first pair of cushioning pads mounted along the opposed side edges of the base, a second pair of cushioning pads mounted on the base inwardly from the first pair of cushioning pads a distance equal to the overall width of one of the cushioning pads, a third pair of cushioning pads mounted on the base spaced inwardly from the second pair of cushioning pads and spaced a distance equivalent to the overall width of two of the cushioning pads. The cushioning pads and base are designed to fold in an internesting relationship one to the other such that the base and cushioning pads are foldable into a compact seat cushion configuration for use as either a seat cushion or for storage purposes. The cushion and seat combination of the present invention may also be utilized as a buoyancy support system when placed in the water.