Wave driven variable leverage pump for water desalination
AssigneeBlueDesal Inc.
InventorJoseph B. Tate
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Abstract
A wave driven variable leverage pump for water desalination is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a variable leverage pump comprises a platform and a paddle comprising at least one lever arm extending therefrom. The at least one lever arm is pivotally coupled with the platform. The pump further comprises a pump having a first end pivotally coupled with the platform, and a second end pivotally coupled with the paddle. A pivot point of the at least one lever arm is located above a pivot point of the pump relative to the platform.
Claims20
A variable leverage pump comprising:
- a platform;
- a first lever arm pivotally coupled with the platform by a first lever fulcrum, wherein the first lever arm is configured to rotate about a lever axis extending through the first lever fulcrum;
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- a pump comprising:
- a first end pivotally coupled with the platform by a pump fulcrum, and
- a second end pivotally coupled with the first lever arm by a force coupling,
- wherein the pump is configured to rotate about (i) a pump axis extending through the pump fulcrum and (ii) a force coupling axis extending through the force coupling, wherein the lever axis is located above the pump axis relative to the platform, wherein the pump fulcrum is positioned directly underneath the force coupling axis when the first lever arm is vertically positioned relative to the platform.
A method for assembling a variable leverage pump, the method comprising:
- pivotally coupling a first lever arm with a platform by a first lever fulcrum, wherein the first lever arm is configured to rotate about a lever axis extending through the first lever fulcrum;
- pivotally coupling a first end of a pump with the platform by a pump fulcrum;
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- pivotally coupling a second end of the pump with the first lever arm by a force coupling, wherein the pump is configured to rotate about (i) a pump axis extending through the pump fulcrum and (ii) a force coupling axis extending through the force coupling, wherein the lever axis is located above the pump axis relative to the platform, wherein the pump fulcrum is positioned directly underneath the force coupling axis when the first lever arm is vertically positioned relative to the platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.