Fender assembly and a method for manufacturing the same

摘要

A fender assembly is disclosed. The fender assembly comprises an elongate support adapted to be attached to a surface of a support structure, the elongate support defining surfaces both inwardly and outwardly directed relative to the support surface, a resilient elongate fender mounted on the outer surface of the support and guided there along for vertical sliding movement relative thereto, and the inner surfaces defining a housing for a spring loaded fender restraining means co-acting with and adapted to resist downwardly directed sliding movement of the resilient elongate fender relative to the elongate support. An associated method for fabricating a fender assembly is also disclosed.

主权项

1. A fender assembly comprising:
a fender support adapted to be attached to a support surface of a support structure, the fender support defining:
at least one inwardly directed concave surface configured to face toward the support surface and defining a housing, such that the housing is adapted to be defined between the at least one inwardly directed concave surface and the support structure, andan outwardly directed side configured to face away from the support surface, the outwardly directed side of the fender support comprising a substantially vertically extending guide track; a resilient fender slidably retained by the fender support and guided on the guide track for vertical sliding movement relative to the fender support; and at least one biased fender restraining means at least partially disposed in the housing, the at least one biased fender restraining means adapted to resist a downwardly directed sliding movement of the resilient fender relative to the fender support, wherein the resilient fender overlaps the fender support, such that at least a portion of the resilient fender is configured to be disposed perpendicularly closer to the support surface than at least a portion of the housing.