Modular floating territory
AssigneeSeanest S.A.
InventorsLucien Vouillamoz, Alain Jaccard
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AssigneeSeanest S.A.
InventorsLucien Vouillamoz, Alain Jaccard
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A floating territory made of a semi-rigid floating structure. The structure is able to follow the upward and downward movement of the waves. It can be installed as well close to the shores as in high sea, carrying a rigid structure. Said rigid structure acts like a bridge between the waves and provides a substantially stable surface for the installation of structures for human activity. Said rigid structure remains above the water level. The floating territory can be stabilized in position dynamically by propellers compensating the movement of the streams and/or winds, or by submersed weights attached to said rigid structure, or by pillars planted in the ground attached to said rigid structure. This leaves a vertical freedom of movement to follow the movement of the waves or the tides.
A floating territory comprising a flexible structure and a superstructure the flexible structure being configured to float on water, the flexible structure comprising a plurality of elements, the elements comprising at least one buoy, at least one mast and at least one ballast weight, the at least one buoy, the at least one mast and the at least one ballast weight being arranged such that the at least one ballast weight in interaction with the at least one buoy brings the at least one mast in a substantially vertical orientation thereby defining a substantially vertical axis, the elements configured to allow sufficient vertical freedom to follow the movement of waves when placed on the surface of water, the superstructure being a rigid superstructure, the superstructure supported directly or indirectly in the horizontal plane by the buoys of the flexible structure, the buoys being guided to move along the substantially vertical axis by the at least one mast, the buoys adapted to float in water, on the respective crest of waves on the water, such that the buoys are typically not submerged in the water, the superstructure comprising a bottom substantially flat surface, a top substantially flat surface and a lightweight structure between the bottom substantially flat surface and the top substantially flat surface, the top substantially flat surface being suitable for installation of infrastructure permitting human activities, the bottom substantially flat surface being configured for resting on the flexible structure, the top substantially flat surface and the bottom substantially flat surface being affixed together by the lightweight structure so as to make the superstructure rigid to form a bridge from one wave crest to another wave crest, the bottom substantially flat surface providing support to transmit lifting forces from the flexible structure to the superstructure, the superstructure comprising guiding holes, the guiding holes being configured to slidingly accommodate at least one mast such that the at least one mast is guided though the bottom substantially flat surface in order to access the guiding hole, at least one buoy has a dove-tail interface, the adjacent buoy comprising grooves for sliding attachment of the dove tails to neighboring buoys, the so attached buoys are configured to slide vertically relative to each other allowing the flexible structure to follow the upward and downward movement of waves of the water.
A floating territory comprising a flexible structure and a superstructure, the flexible structure being configured to float on water, the flexible structure comprising at least one buoy and at least one ballast weight, the superstructure comprising a bottom substantially flat surface, a top substantially flat surface and a lightweight structure between the bottom substantially flat surface and the top substantially flat surface, at least one buoy comprises a guiding hole, the bottom substantially flat surface of the superstructure comprises at least one mast slidably engaging the guiding hole and being configured to ensure controlled vertical movement and to prevent horizontal displacement of the flexible structure with respect to the rigid superstructure, the at least one buoy, the at least one mast and the at least one ballast weight being arranged such that the at least one ballast weight in interaction with the at least one buoy brings the at least one buoy in a substantially vertical orientation thereby defining a substantially vertical axis, the flexible structure configured to allow sufficient vertical freedom to follow the movement of waves when placed on the surface of water, the superstructure being a rigid superstructure, the superstructure supported directly or indirectly in the horizontal plane by the buoys of the flexible structure, the buoys being guided to move along the substantially vertical axis by the at least one mast, the buoys adapted to float in water, the respective crest of waves on the water, such that the buoys are typically not submerged in the water, the top substantially flat surface being suitable for installation of infrastructure permitting human activities, the bottom substantially flat surface being configured for resting on the flexible structure, the top substantially flat surface and the bottom substantially flat surface being affixed together by the lightweight structure so as to make the superstructure rigid to form a bridge from one wave crest to another wave crest, the bottom substantially flat surface providing support to transmit lifting forces from the flexible structure to the superstructure, wherein further at least one buoy has a dove-tail interface, the adjacent buoy comprising grooves for sliding attachment of the dove tails to neighboring buoys.
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