Wave powered energy generator

A device for generating energy from the motion of waves upon the surface of a body of water comprising:

• a series of at least two fluid pressurization units, each unit including a first member and an associated second member, the first member being at least partially immersed in the body of water and including a buoyant float member for floating on said surface and thereby rising and falling with the rise and fall of wave motion, the second member being anchored, each unit including pressurization means formed by the first and second members for increasing the pressure of a fluid as a result of the relative movement between the first and second members as the fluid passes under the force of differential pressure from an inlet to an outlet of each unit;
• conduit means communicating in series between the outlet of each unit and the inlet of an associated succeeding unit for conducting fluid through the series of units;
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• check valve means for conducting fluid in a single direction through the series of units, incrementally increasing the fluid pressure within each unit in succession as the fluid passes from the inlet of an initial unit at an initial pressure to the outlet of a final unit at a final pressure.