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US 11,686,116 B2Granted
Plunger wave making generator system
OwnerWalter Judson Bennettinventor
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Abstract
A wave making apparatus for creating a surfing wave in a body of water. The waves are generated using a round bottom and front mechanical plunger. The plurality of round front plungers are assembled side by side in a vertical manner on a 90 degree back wall. The individual round front plungers actuate up and down, all at the same time, at different times, in sequence and can be placed in different shaped configurations to produce a swell into a body of water which then break of artificial surfing reefs to create a wave for surfing.
Claims5
A round front plunger wave maker for generating waves into a body of water comprising:
- a round front steel panel and a steel bottom panel and,
- a side steel panel on both sides of the round plunger wave maker and,
- wherein the round front steel panel bolts to the side steel panel on both sides and,
- a steel top support bracket and,
- a steel bottom support bracket and,
- wherein the bottom support bracket is bolted to a rear steel panel and to the round front steel panel and,
- wherein the round front steel panel, rear steel panel, side steel panels and the steel bottom panel bolt together to form the round plunger wave maker and,
- wherein the bottom and top steel support brackets provide support to the round plunger wave maker so the round plunger wave maker doesn't collapse in on itself and,
- two cylinder beams and,
- a cylinder bracket and,
- a steel vertical guide beam on both sides of the round plunger wave maker and,
- wherein each cylinder beam is bolted to the steel vertical guide beams on both sides of the round plunger wave maker and,
- a dual ended hydraulic cylinder and,
- wherein the dual ended hydraulic cylinder is bolted in place between the two cylinder beams and,
- a top plate bracket on the rear of the round plunger wave maker and,
- a bottom plate bracket on the rear of the round plunger wave maker and,
- a bearing bracket and,
- a high-density polyethylene bearing and,
- wherein the bottom and top plate brackets bolt to the bearing bracket and,
- wherein the high-density polyethylene bearing is bolted to the bearing bracket and the high-density polyethylene bearing slides up and down on the steel vertical guide beams and,
- wherein the round plunger wave maker alongside a plurality of additional round plunger wave makers are actuated by respective dual ended hydraulic cylinders and the round plunger wave maker goes up and down on the steel vertical guide beams and pushes a wave or swell out into the body of water and breaks over an artificial reef and,
- a nut rod and,
- where in the nut rod secures the cylinder bracket to the rear panel of the round plunger wave maker and the dual ended hydraulic cylinder bolts to the cylinder bracket and,
- a concrete anchor and,
- a concrete wall base and,
- wherein the concrete anchor bolts to the top of the concrete wall base.
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