Offshore boat landing fender

Abstract

A boat landing fender assembly for mounting to a landing platform, the assembly comprising: a fender unit, said fender unit having a compressible layer intermediate a first and second rigid plate; a bracket for mounting to the landing platform, said bracket connected to the fender unit on a first surface of the first rigid surface; wherein, on mounting to the landing platform, a second surface of the second rigid plate is directed outwards from the landing platform.

1 . A boat landing fender assembly for mounting to a landing platform, the assembly comprising:
 a fender unit, said fender unit having a compressible layer intermediate a first and second rigid plate;   a bracket for mounting to the landing platform, said bracket connected to the fender unit on a first surface of the first rigid surface;   wherein, on mounting to the landing platform, a second surface of the second rigid plate is directed outwards from the landing platform.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising a pad attachable to the second surface, said pad arranged to receive an impact from a vessel. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the pad includes a polymer material. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further including a plurality of fender units attached to said bracket, said plurality of fender units arranged to have respective second surfaces in a co-planar arrangement. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further including a plurality of fender units attached to a plurality of brackets, said plurality of fender units arranged to have respective second surfaces in a co-planar arrangement. 
     
     
         6 . An array of boat landing fender assemblies, for mounting to a landing platform, comprising a plurality of boat landing fender assembly according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         7 . The array of boat landing fender assemblies according to  claim 6 , wherein co-planar arrangement forms a flush contact plane for receiving an impact from a vessel. 
     
     
         8 . The array of boat landing fender assemblies according to  claim 6 , wherein individual fender assemblies are selectively removable from the array. 
     
     
         9 . The array of boat landing fender assemblies according to  claim 6 , wherein individual fender units are selectively removable from the array.