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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Richard D. Stoll, Chesapeake, OH (US);
Inventor:
Richard D. Stoll, Chesapeake, OH (US);
Assignee:
Richwood Industries, Inc., Huntington, WV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B059/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A protective bumper structure for the exterior surface of tugboats or towboats. The protective bumper includes a backing member for supporting the bumper to the boat, a resilient cushion layer supported on the backing member and a protective face supported on the resilient cushion. The protective face is formed of a durable low friction material and is provided in the form of plural segments, such as spaced elongated strips extending along the length of the resilient cushion. The protective face provides an engagement surface for engaging a cooperating surface on a barge.