Patent ID: 9175488
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A47K,E04H,G09B

Abstract:
1. A variable artificial reef system comprising: a pool bed; a plurality of telescoping modules controlled to remain generally coplanar with the pool bed or to establish a predetermined profile of an artificial reef structure having a toe extending in the pool bed, the artificial reef structure defining a series of at least three distinct surface regions, each comprising a proximal slope, a plateau, and a distal slope given in respective sequence to a kinetic energy direction; and the artificial reef structure configured to generate specific artificial water waves of various configuration including crest, face and peel having peel direction and rate of peel, wherein kinetic energy in each generated artificial water wave approaches the toe along a length of the proximal slope to the plateau of the artificial reef structure, the generated artificial water waves breaking along the plateau to create the peel passing beyond the distal slope of the artificial reef structure; wherein each telescoping module comprises: wherein a selection of the telescoping modules is configured by extension at stationary, progressive predetermined heights in the predetermined profile to establish a specific size, shape and orientation of the artificial reef structure in the pool bed, wherein each of the proximal slope, plateau, and distal slope are comprised of a matrix of a plurality of adjacent telescoping modules extended at the stationary, progressive predetermined heights to generate the artificial water waves when acted upon by the kinetic energy, and wherein the artificial water waves continue to generate the peel in passing beyond the plateau and along the distal slope of the artificial reef structure; and wherein the plurality of telescoping modules are configurable to be positioned in a plurality of variable, overlapping subsets extended or retracted to define the at least three distinct surface regions.