Patent ID: 7572083

Claim:
A module for a breakwater system for dissipating the energy of a wave, said module comprising: a front surface facing the oncoming wave; a rear surface oppositely located with respect to said front surface; and a connecting surface connecting the front surface and the rear surface; at least two passageways formed in said module, each of said at least two passageways having an inlet in said front surface to receive the wave and an outlet in said rear surface to discharge the wave from said module, each of said at least two passageways being tapered inwardly in the direction from said inlet to said outlet, each of said passageways having a main longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axes of said at least two passageways being oriented so as to converge at a point displaced from said outlets such that the wave passing through said at least two passageways converge together after being discharged from said outlets wherein the wave energy is dissipated.