Patent ID: 6467993
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: E02B

Abstract:
An artificial reef comprising:a plurality of open bodies; linking means for arranging said open bodies in at least one string of open bodies; an anchoring means connected to said at least one string of open bodies at a distal end of said string of open bodies, said anchoring means anchoring said artificial reef when said artificial reef is deployed in a body of water; a floatation means attached to a proximal end of said at least one string of open bodies, said floatation means causing said at least one string of open bodies to extend upward when said artificial reef is deployed in a body of water, wherein at least one of said open bodies comprises a latticework structure and said latticework comprises: an annular meridian ring and a plurality of arcuate bars extending upwardly and downwardly from said annular meridian ring.