The portable and foldable fender for a vessel wherein the geometric shape of the pocket is selected from the group consisting of a square, oval, triangle, a polygon, a hexagon, and a pentagon.

The portable and foldable fender for a vessel wherein the at least one fender pillow is formed sub pillows.

The portable and foldable fender for a vessel wherein the sub pillows is formed from the group consisting of 1 fender pillows, 2 fender pillows, 3 fender pillows and 4 fender pillows.

The portable and foldable fender for a vessel wherein the extended protection top is made from a material selected from the group consisting of canvas, duck, cotton duck, Kevlar®, PVC, aramid fiber, vinyl, silicone, polystyrene, polypropylene, plastic, plastic sheet, and plastic plates.

As shown in FIG. 8-17 there is shown a portable and foldable fender 100 for watercraft that maximizes protection area while minimizing storage requirements. The portable and foldable fender provides the following benefits to the user:

- n. extended protection surface 105 for better protection with at least one fender pillow 135 and each at least one fender pillow 135 contained in pockets 110 located on said and extended protection surface 105 and said extended protection surface 105 having a surface top 106 and a surface back 108;
- o. compact folding design 201 that is easier to store;
- p. dual rail hooks 115 for a more secure connection to the vessel
- q. adjustable bungee cord 120 for universal compatibility.
- r. hook with safety latch 130 to prevent accidental decoupling and loss.

The at least one fender pillow 135 when placed in pockets 110 forms a soft cushion and can be formed from any of the following materials but not limited to foam, vinyl, hollow vinyl tube and can assume a variety of geometric shape such as a cube, honeycomb shape, square, oval, triangle, a polygon, a hexagon, or a pentagon and can be fashioned from any soft or cushioned material.

The at least one fender pillow 135 can be attached to the extended protection surface 105 using pockets where the at least one fender pillow 135 is contained in the pocket 110. The one fender pillow 135 can be either removably or non-removably contained in pocket 110. The at least one fender pillow 135 and the pocket 110 can also be removably or non-removably attached to the attached to the extended protection surface 105 surface top 106 using a variety of methods including but not limited to Velcro® or hook and loop fasteners, snaps, clasps, sewn or attached with adhesive.

The extended protection surface 105 can be formed from any of the following materials but not limited to canvas, duck, cotton duck, Kevlar®, PVC, aramid fiber, vinyl, silicone, polystyrene, polypropylene, plastic, plastic sheet, plastic plates that can be hinged together utilizing plastic hinges, metal or plastic plates with hinges or any system that provides both flexibility and foldability.

The dual rail hooks 115 are designed so that they fit on the rub rail of the watercraft and provide a secure attachment of the lower portion of the extended protection surface 105. The instant invention also envisions that the dual rail hooks 115 can be 2 or more dual rail hooks 115 or a single hook depending on the type of watercraft used with the portable and foldable fender 100.

The portable and foldable fender 100 provides a protective cushion device that securely attaches to a watercraft such as a Jet Ski or other personal watercraft (PWC) before docking it and protects your watercraft from bumping and scratching against the dock or piling. The wider bottom of the portable and foldable fender 100 allows the portable and foldable fender 100 to “hug” a dock or piling and thereby significantly reducing the likelihood of the portable and foldable fender 100 being dislocated when subjected to wakes from other vessels and tidal movements.

The unique triangular shape of the portable and foldable fender 100 allows the fender to be folded when stowing it, thereby reducing the storage size requirement, allowing it to fit inside the watercraft storage compartment. The triangular shape can be modified in some embodiments to have flat corners instead of pointed corners as shown in FIG. 8.

The adjustable bungee line allows for a secure connection on various watercraft or jet skis, regardless of their shape or connectivity options.

The portable and foldable fender for a vessel can be further described as a portable and foldable fender for a vessel comprising:

- s. an adjustable bungee rope;
- t. at least one hook to secure the portable and foldable fender to said vessel;
- u. the portable and foldable fender being of triangular shape such that the portable and foldable fender is wider at the bottom and narrow at the top; and
- v. the portable and foldable fender having at least one cushion.

Looking at the FIGS. 8-17 and more specifically FIG. 8 that shows an unfolded view of the portable fender 100 of the instant invention. The instant invention is comprised of an extended protection surface 105 that forms the support for the fender and at least two pads 135 (shown in FIG. 13) that fit into pockets 110 located on said and extended protection surface 105 having a surface top 106 and the at least two pads 135 when located in the pocket 110 form a cushioned surface 250. The extended protection surface 105 also has a surface back 108 (shown in FIG. 9). There is an interior space 136 that is located within the surface top 106 such that it is proximal to all the pockets 110 and located in such way that the pockets 110 form a part of the outer boundary of interior space 136 The pockets 110 are preferably oriented on extended protection surface 105 such that when folded as (shown in FIG. 9) the at least two pads 135 (shown in FIG. 13) that fit into a pockets 110 (shown in FIG. 14 and FIG. 8) located on said and extended protection surface 105 fit together so that the form a flat surface 200 (shown in FIG. 9) when folded in half for storage as shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 9 is a folded front view of the portable fender of the instant invention. The portable fender