Patent ID: 9656728
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B63B,E02B,F03B,F05B,H02J,H02K,H02N,Y02E

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a buoy, wherein an outer surface of the buoy has a first geometrical shape, wherein the first geometrical shape of the buoy is convex; and a heave plate coupled to the buoy, wherein a surface of the heave plate has a geometrical shape complementary to the first geometrical shape of the buoy to facilitate coupling of the heave plate to the outer surface of the buoy in a transport mode, wherein the complementary geometrical shape of the heave plate is concave, and wherein at least a portion of the convex outer surface of the buoy extends into a cavity formed by the concave surface of the heave plate when the buoy and the heave plate are engaged in the transport mode.