Claims
- 1. A replaceable marine fender mechanism for protecting a marine structure from damage by impact forces, said fender mechanism comprising:
- a lower energy absorbing support being releasably connectable to said marine structure;
- an upper energy absorbing support being connectable to said marine structure at a position above said lower energy absorbing support;
- an elongated fender post connectable between said upper and lower energy absorbing supports;
- a tubular metal wear resisting element being positionable about said fender post and cooperating with said fender post to define chamber means therebetween;
- a pair of opposed elongated partition elements extending radially outwardly from said fender post cooperating with said fender post and said wear resisting element to define inner and outer chambers of generally semi-circular cross-sectional configuration; and
- an elongated resilient shock absorbing body of generally semi-circular cross-sectional configuration received within said outer chamber.
- 2. A replaceable marine fender mechanism as recited in claim 1 including:
- centralizer means being positioned within said inner chamber for maintaining minimum spacing of said fender post and wear resistant member.
- 3. A replaceable marine fender mechanism as recited in claim 2 wherein said fender mechanism includes:
- transverse support means being connected to said fender post; and
- said wear resistant element and said resilient shock absorbing body being supported by said transverse support means.
- 4. A replaceable marine fender for protecting a marine structure from damage by impact by marine vessels, said fender mechanism comprising:
- a lower support adapted for interconnection with said marine structure wherein said lower support defines a stabbing and positioning receptacle;
- an upper support adapted for interconnection with said marine structure and defining a fender connection;
- an elongated fender post defining a stabbing element at the lower extremity thereof, said post being adapted for connection between said upper and lower supports;
- a generally rigid tubular wear resistant element being receivable about said fender post and cooperating with said post to define a chamber therebetween;
- a resilient shock absorbing body element being located within said chamber and being deformable upon application of impact loads against said wear resistant element, thus allowing relative movement between said wear resistant element and said fender post; and,
- wherein said chamber includes means defining at least one outer elongated chamber of generally semi-circular, cross-sectional configuration and wherein said resilient shock absorbing body element is of a mating configuration and dimension with said elongated chamber, and further including means in said chamber for maintaining said shock absorbing body element within said outer chamber.
- 5. A replaceable marine fender for protecting a marine structure from damage by impact by marine vessels, said fender mechanism comprising:
- a lower support adapted for interconnection with said marine structure wherein said lower support defines a stabbing and positioning receptacle;
- an upper support adapted for interconnection with said marine structure and defining a fender connection;
- an elongated fender post defining a stabbing element at the lower extremity thereof, said post being adapted for connection between said upper and lower supports;
- a generally rigid tubular wear resistant element being receivable about said fender post and cooperating with said post to define a chamber therebetween;
- a resilient shock absorbing body element being located within said chamber and being deformable upon application of impact loads against said wear resistant element, thus allowing relative movement between said wear resistant element and said fender post; and,
- wherein a pair of opposed elongated partition elements extend radially outward from said fender post and cooperate with said post and said wear resistant element to define an outer chamber of generally semi-circular, cross-sectional configuration and wherein said resilient shock absorbing body is of a generally semi-circular, cross-sectional configuration and is receivable within said outer chamber.
- 6. A replaceable marine fender for protecting a marine structure from damage by impact by marine vessels, said fender mechanism comprising:
- a lower support adapted for interconnection with said marine structure wherein said lower support defines a stabbing and positioning receptacle;
- an upper support adapted for interconnection with said marine structure and defining a fender connection;
- an elongated fender post defining a stabbing element at the lower extremity thereof, said post being adapted for connection between said upper and lower supports;
- a generally rigid tubular wear resistant element being receivable about said fender post and cooperating with said post to define a chamber therebetween;
- a resilient shock absorbing body element being located within said chamber and being deformable upon application of impact loads against said wear resistant element, thus allowing relative movement between said wear resistant element and said fender post;
- partition elements dividing the chamber between the fender post and wear resistant element into inner and outer generally semi-circular chambers; and
- wherein said resilient shock absorbing body element is of a generally semi-circular, cross-sectional configuration and is receivable within said outer chamber and wherein a centralizer means is positioned within said inner chamber and maintains minimum spacing of said fender post and wear resistant element.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 34,771, filed Apr. 30, 1979, now abandoned.
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