Patent ID: 7862292

Claim:
An apparatus for converting the horizontal incoming and outgoing motion of shore waves to unidirectional rotational force for generating power, comprising: a) a base; b) an axle attached rotatably to said base, said axle having one or more paddle wheels attached thereto; c) a single power shaft attached rotatably to said base; d) first and second one-way clutches fixed to said power shaft; e) a gear fixed to said first one-way clutch, said gear attached rotatably to said power shaft, and said gear engaging a reverse gear fixed to said axle; f) a sprocket fixed to said second one-way clutch, said sprocket attached rotatably to said power shaft, and said sprocket engaging a sprocket attached to said axle; g) said second one-way clutch engaging said power shaft as the flow of a wave rotates said paddle wheels in a first direction, thereby rotating said power shaft in a fixed direction while said first clutch is disengaged from said power shaft; h) said first clutch engaging said power shaft as the flow of a wave rotates said paddle wheels in a second opposite direction, thereby rotating said power shaft in said fixed direction while said second clutch is disengaged from said power shaft; and i) said power shaft rotated in said fixed direction by said paddle wheels as said paddle wheels rotate in a first direction and in a second opposite direction, thereby providing unidirectional rotational force to said power shaft from incoming and outgoing waves to drive a generator.