Patent ID: 9115476
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: E02B,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A floating wave attenuator comprising: a plurality of elongated pipes, each elongated pipe substantially parallel to each other elongated pipe within said plurality of elongated pipes, the plurality of elongated pipes secured together in a triangle formation as viewed from each end of said plurality of elongated pipes, each elongated pipe abutting along its length with at least two other elongated pipes within the plurality of elongated pipes to form a substantially closed and complete structure; each elongated pipe within said plurality of elongated pipes also including a plurality of corrugated pipes connected end-to-end, said corrugated pipes oriented substantially between a protected area and expected wave activity, so that said plurality of elongated pipes provide a continuous cross section against wave activity; a plurality of anchors, at least one of said anchors situated opposite another of said anchors having at least one corrugated pipe between opposing anchors; and a plurality of anchor cables, each anchor cable for securing a selected corrugated pipe to one of said anchors, said plurality of anchor cables further including a plurality of cable pairs, each cable pair further including a first cable of fixed length and a second cable having elasticized length capacity, so that said first cable provides a fixed reference depth for said floating wave attenuator relative to water surface and said second cable provides for mobility of said floating wave attenuator to maintain the reference depth during fluctuation of water levels.