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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1996
Thomas E Harvey, Bluffton, OH (US);
Other;
Abstract
A boat dock bumper is provided for protecting the hull of a watercraft when the watercraft is moored to a dock, pier, piling, or like structure, and includes a flexible, generally rectangular-shaped member attachable to the watercraft, a flexible upper portion for resting on the gunwale of the watercraft, and a deformable major body portion which can be conformably positioned contiguous to the hull of the watercraft. Disposed within and extending through the rectangular-shaped member from the upper portion to the major body portion are a plurality of flexible, bendable, elongated batten members which provide support and stability for the rectangular-shaped member when the boat dock bumper is attached to the watercraft.