Patent ID: 9732491
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: E02B

Claim:
1. A wave suppressor and sediment collection system, comprising: a. at least one section having a forward wall, a rear wall, and a pair of sidewalls; b. a plurality of flow bores positioned between the forward and rear walls, including a first group of flow bores, the plurality of flow bores each having an entrance proximate to the forward wall for receiving water and sediment flow therethrough; c. at least one shelf having a rear end extending out from the forward wall and a forward end, the at least one shelf positioned below the first group of flow bores; d. wherein at least a portion of at least one of the pair of sidewalls extends to the forward end of the at least one shelf; and e. wherein the at least one shelf disperses wave energy contacting the forward wall, while redirecting the wave energy for flowing sediment into the first group of flow bores and for collecting sediment that is not carried into the first group of flow bores and settles on the at least one shelf for being contacted by a following wave to carry the sediment into the first group of flow bores.