Patent ID: 9623935
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B63B,B63H

Claim:
1. A mobile, wave motion-isolated, waterborne device comprising: a platform having an upper and a lower surface with a plurality of support members projecting beneath the lower surface, said support members configured to receive an articulating joint; a plurality of swivel footings, one swivel footing corresponding to one of support members, each swivel footing having a central pivot with an articulating joint that is configured to be received within the support member, each swivel footing also configured to receive a plurality of articulating joints radially spaced apart from the central pivot; and a plurality of clusters of spar buoys, wherein each cluster of spar buoys corresponds to a single swivel footing, and wherein each spar buoy includes a tubular shell, a first end having an articulated joint that is configured to be received within one of the corresponding swivel footings, and wherein each spar buoy also includes a second end that is operably connected to a ballast.