Wave Attenuator
OwnerTim Osby, Max Volkinventors
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Abstract
A floating wave attenuator including a plurality of elongated pipes, each including a plurality of corrugated pipes connected end-to-end, wherein the elongated pipes are secured together into a triangular formation oriented substantially between a protected area and anticipated wave activity, to provide a cross section against the wave activity, an opening at each end of the elongated pipes, for providing the elongated pipes to be substantially filled with water due to wave activity, and a plurality of cables for securing a selected corrugated pipe at its desired location within the water.
Claims20
A floating wave attenuator comprising:
- at least one elongated pipe, each elongated pipe including a plurality of corrugated pipes connected end-to-end, said corrugated pipes oriented substantially between a protected area and expected wave activity, so that each elongated pipe provides a cross section against wave activity;
- a plurality of anchors, at least one of said anchors situated opposite another of said anchors having at least one corrugated pipe between opposing anchors;
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- a plurality of anchor cables, each anchor cable for securing a selected corrugated pipe to one of said anchors.
A floating wave attenuator comprising:
- a plurality of elongated pipes, each elongated pipe further including:
- a plurality of pipe sections connected end-to-end, wherein said elongated pipe is oriented substantially between a protected area and an anticipated wave activity area;
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- an opening at each end of said elongated pipes, for providing said elongated pipes to be substantially filled with water due to wave activity;
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- a triangular formation, wherein said elongated pipes are secured together in a substantially triangular formation as viewed from each end of said elongated pipes, so that said triangular formation provides a cross section against wave activity.
A method for wave attenuation, comprising:
- assembling a plurality of elongated pipes via connecting a plurality of corrugated pipes end-to-end, wherein each elongated pipe has an opening at each end for water flow into and out of said elongated pipe;
- securing said plurality of elongated pipes into a wave attenuator having a triangular formation as viewed from each end of said plurality of elongated pipes;
- orienting said wave attenuator between a protected area and an anticipated wave activity area so that said wave attenuator forms a measurable cross section against anticipated wave activity;
- securing said wave attenuator in position relative to said wave activity area,
- so that waves advancing against the wave attenuator are dissipated and energy of the waves is reduced.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.