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US 4,905,623 AGranted
Support structure for use with a fluid medium
OwnerDavid A. Weitzlerinventor
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Abstract
A support structure for use with a fluid medium and including a plurality of buoys adapted for arrangement in a floating array at the surface of a body of the fluid medium and mooring elements connected between the buoys and adapted to prevent any substantial relative movement therebetween in directions parallel to the array and to allow substantial relative movement therebetween in directions perpendicular to the array.
Claims28
A buoyant structure for use with a fluid medium and comprising:
- a two-dimensional array of buoys, said array being buoyant in a fluid medium and adapted to float at the surface thereof and each said buoy comprising a substantially flat upper surface and all said upper surfaces being adopted for quiescent position alignment to form a substantially planar support surface;
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- mooring means connected between said buoys and adapted to prevent any substantial relative movement therebetween in directions parallel to said array and to allow substantial relative movement therebetween in directions perpendicular to said array.
A buoyant structure for use with a fluid medium and comprising:
- an array of buoys, said array being buoyant in a fluid medium and adapted to float at the surface thereof, each buoy having a predetermined orientation in said array and each of said buoys being an elongated member with a longitudinal axis adapted for orientation substantially perpendicular to said array;
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- mooring means maintaining said buoys in said array and adapted to substantially maintain said predetermined orientation for each said buoy while permitting relative movement thereof with respect to other said buoys.
A buoyant structure for use with a fluid medium and comprising:
- an array of buoys, said array being buoyant in a fluid medium and adapted to float at the surface thereof;
- mooring means connected between said buoys and adapted to prevent any substantial relative movement therebetween in directions parallel to said array and to allow substantial relative movement therebetween in directions perpendicular to said array;
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- means defining at least one chamber adapted to receive a fluid in response to movement of said buoys in one direction perpendicular to said array and pump means adapted to discharge the fluid in response to movement of said buoys in a direction opposite thereto.
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