Patent ID: 7425773

Claim:
A water mill comprising: a) a support post, said support post being positioned in a moving body of water; b) a hub, rotatably attached to said support post; c) a plurality of arms, each of said plurality of arms having a proximate end and a distal end, and further wherein the proximate end of each of said plurality of arms is attached to said hub such that said plurality of arms extends outward radially from said hub such that said plurality of arms are positioned in a plane parallel to said support post, and further wherein the distal end of each of said plurality of arms is independent of the others of said plurality of arms; d) at least one collapsible blade, being installed on each of said plurality of arms such that said blade is in longitudinal alignment with said arm, wherein the at least one collapsible blade includes: i) a first blade portion; ii) a second blade portion, being oppositely disposed from said first blade portion; and iii) a hinge, attached to said first and second blade portions; e) wherein the at least one collapsible blade has an open position and a closed position f) and further wherein the first blade portion and the second blade portion each has an angled outer end form a “V” channel when said at least one blade is in a closed position; g) a shaft, attached to said hub; and h) a generator, attached to said shaft.