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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1998
Kei Tajima, Amagasaki, JP;
Yoshihisa Mizumoto, Akashi, JP;
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a novel fender, which has a sufficient shock absorbing action with respect to a ship and is capable of dispersing a compressive force given at the time when the ship comes alongside at the pier and reducing a friction force at the time given when the ship is moored at the pier. A fender of the present invention comprises a fender body,, and a surface layer,with which at least an impact receiving surface of this fender body,is coated, wherein the surface layer,is made of a blended polymer of a crystalline polyolefin resin and a diene rubber and the proportion of the crystalline polyolefin resin in the blended polymer exceeds 50% by weight and not more than 85% by weight.