Artificial floating island
OwnerRichard D. Morrisinventor
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Abstract
An artificial floating island is disclosed. The includes a floating structure formed from a plurality of hollow bottomless cells created by a plurality of hexagons and triangular cells. The resulting geometry creates a straight line for pre-stressing of reinforcing. The island is additionally composed of a primary cell, balance cells and secondary cells. The primary cell permits wave and swell action to travel under the structure with little disruption. The top of the secondary cells are polygonal domes for efficient containment of pressure.
Claims4
A floating structure defining a plurality of cells, primary cells, secondary cells and balance cells, each of said cells comprising at least an upper containment platform;
- a plurality of primary vertical walls depending from near the perimeter of grouped cells said upper platforms, said primary vertical walls terminating in free lower edges immersed in a body of water, air is contained in a space bounded by said platform and vertical walls;
- a plurality of secondary side walls depending from said upper platform, said secondary side walls being arranged to subdivide each said cell into secondary cells, said secondary cells do not terminate in the water under normal operation, said secondary walls being shorter than each one of said primary walls;
- a plurality of balance cells, providing a stability means, representing a smaller portion of the total buoyancy of said structure and preferably located near the perimeter of said structure, wall height is approximately equal to the said primary vertical walls and depending from said upper platform.
An artificial floating island comprising:
- an artificial floating island defining a plurality of cells, primary cells, secondary cells and balance cells, each of said cells comprising at least an upper containment platform;
- a plurality of primary vertical walls depending from near the perimeter of grouped cells said upper platforms, said primary vertical walls terminating in free lower edges immersed in a body of water, air is contained in a space bounded by said platform and vertical walls;
- a plurality of secondary side walls depending from said upper platform, said secondary side walls being arranged to subdivide each said cell into secondary cells, said secondary cells do not terminate in the water under normal operation, said secondary walls being shorter than each one of said primary walls;
- a plan geometry made up of triangular cells and hexagonal cells, whereby said cell walls form continuous and straight beams, said geometry is composed of vertical walls depending from the said containment platform of approximately the same horizontal span length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.