Marine fender

Abstract

A marine fender can stick to, and conform to, the hull of a boat and protect the hull from abrasions and impacts. It can remain attached to the side of the boat despite motion of the boat and hard impacts or friction with neighboring objects. The marine fender can be rapidly and straightforwardly applied to, and/or removed from, the side of the boat hull. A boat can be protected by a number of individual fenders, and the group of fenders can be dissembled from each other when desired, and stowed in a relatively small area.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A marine fender comprising:
 a cushion that defines a impact absorbing and dampening arrangement and having a predetermined shape and size;   an outer shell covering a portion of the cushion along an area thereof exposed to the impact; and   an adherence structure located with respect to the cushion, opposite the outer shell, adapted to secure the marine fender to a hull of a boat, the adherence structure being based upon suction adhesion against a surface of the hull.