IP Library Granted Patent US 9,789,936
Granted Patent B2
US 9,789,936 · App. 14/782,972 · Granted Oct 17, 2017

Inflatable fender

Inventor: Jean-Luc Vanoise (Blessy, FR)
B63B59/02B63B2059/025
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Patent No.
US 9,789,936
App. No.
14/782,972
Granted
Oct 17, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Inflatable fender having an inflatable first, internal, casing provided at least at one end in the continuation of the chamber with an inflatable tubular appendage ( 3 ) equipped with a stoppered end stub ( 2 ), this assembly being housed inside an external second casing ( 5 ) that hugs the first casing and the appendage ( 3 ) and being equipped, at the neck hugging the appendage, with at least one pair of fixings ( 9 ) of the D-ring type.

Claims (14)

1. An inflatable fender comprising:

a first inflatable inner casing;

an inflatable tubular appendage defining a chamber and equipped with a stoppered end stub;

the first inflatable inner casing having an end continuous with the chamber;

a second outer casing fitting the first inflatable inner casing and the appendage and being equipped with at least one pair of securing D-shaped rings positioned at a neck fitting the appendage.

2. The fender according to claim 1 , wherein the second outer casing comprises at least a textile material.

3. The fender according to claim 2 , wherein the second outer casing comprises a numbering value of at least 800 decitex on a lower right cylindrical part and at least 200 decitex on a remaining part of the neck and near the neck.

4. The fender according to claim 1 , wherein the end stub comprises a body with a threaded orifice provided coaxially with a stopper for deflating and a stopper for inflating.

5. The fender according to claim 1 , wherein the appendage is secured on the neck of the second outer casing on at least two securing areas regularly distributed on the periphery, the first inflatable inner casing not being secured to the second outer casing,

wherein the second outer casing comprises textile.

6. The fender according to claim 1 , wherein the appendage is secured by sticking on the neck of the second outer casing on at least two securing areas regularly distributed on the periphery, the first inflatable inner casing not being secured to the second textile outer casing.

7. The fender according to claim 1 , wherein at least one pair of securing D-shaped rings is vertically sewn on at least two stitched areas regularly distributed on the periphery on the neck of the second outer casing.

8. The fender according to claim 7 , wherein said stitched areas cover said securing D-shaped rings.

9. The fender according to claim 1 , wherein the second outer casing comprises an elastic ring at an open end thereof bearing against the second casing on an outer part of the stub.

Priority Claims (1)
FR 13 00868 · Apr 12, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160304173A1 · Oct 20, 2016