Patent ID: 9534408
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A63B,E04H

Claim:
1. A wave pool, comprising: a container configured to hold water and sufficiently sized to facilitate recreational activities for patrons therein; a wave generation mechanism disposed at a location proximate a center of the container, wherein the wave generation mechanism is configured to generate waves that propagate in the water outward from the wave generation mechanism toward a perimeter of the container by displacing the water such that wave energy moves outward along a wave propagation path from the wave generation mechanism in multiple-directions, wherein the wave generation mechanism comprises a plunger system comprising a plurality of plungers that displace the water by being vertically inserted, pitched, or rolled into the water, and wherein each of the plurality of plungers is coupled one to another by a flexible sheet extending between edges of each of the plurality of plungers to increase contact with the water.