Patent ID: 11877563
Assignee: nan
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A  E

Claim 6:
7. An artificial reef structure configured to be moored to the sea floor, comprising:
(a) an open frame comprising a plurality of links connected by a plurality of joints;
(b) said open frame including a plurality of rings of said links, with each of said rings lying primarily in a plane and each of said rings including five of said links;
(c) said open frame creating a three-dimensional structure;
(d) a connector located in a central position within said open frame;
(e) a plurality of tension members, wherein each of said tension members runs between one of said joints and said connector;
(f) said joints slidably receiving said links and being configured so that the application of tension to said tension members pulls said links into said joints;
(g) said central position of said connector being configured so that every link in said structure is placed in compression by said tension members pulling said joints toward said central position;
(h) said tension members lying outside a single plane; and
(i) a mooring line configured to moor said artificial reef structure above said sea floor and below a sea surface.