Abstract: An impact absorbing device which provides impact protection for boats and personal watercraft, having an elongated collapsible molded plastic body including a plurality of pleats that fold and stack against one another, and a flexible plastic attachment member connected to the body that permits the device to be suspended from an associated boat, watercraft or docking structure. The collapsible body of the device permits it to be collapsed down into a compact configuration that consumes less space storage space in a boat or watercraft.

Abstract: A guard for preventing the turning of at least one control knob of an appliance. The guard has a resilient, elongated sleeve member for enclosing one or more control knobs. A slot defined in the sleeve permits a shaft, rotated by the control knob, to extend through the sleeve. The sleeve member can be made from a transparent material which permits the rotational position of the knob or knobs to be viewed through the guard.