Patent ID: 6336771
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: A63B,A63G,E02B,Y02A

Abstract:
A rotatable surfing simulator comprising:a container, open at the top for holding a body of water of desired volume to support a surf craft and rider thereon; means for rotating said container in a given direction of rotation so as to rotate the body of water therewith in said direction of rotation, at a speed which generates an inclined surface of the body of water; a water-shaping aerofoil structure disposed within said container, said aerofoil structure shaping the body of water and having a leading edge, a trailing edge and a top surface; and wave-forming means disposed within said container adjacent said aerofoil structure and trailing said aerofoil structure with respect to the direction of rotation of said container, said wave-forming means comprising an inclined surface for forming a surfable wave from at least a portion of the body of water that has been shaped by said aerofoil structure, said inclined surface having a lower edge and an upper edge, wherein the lower edge is in closer proximity to the trailing edge of said aerofoil structure than is said upper edge so that said at least a portion of the body of water in said rotating container travels from the lower edge of said inclined surface up and over said upper edge and forms the surfable wave.