Patent ID: 7315092

Claim:
A floating wave powered electric generating device comprising: a first buoyant member; a second buoyant member; a third buoyant member placed intermediate to said first buoyant member and said second buoyant member; a first interconnector configured to pivotally attach said third buoyant member to said first buoyant member; and a second interconnector configured to rigidly attach said third buoyant member to second buoyant member; wherein a transmission system comprises: a primary shaft; a secondary shaft operably coupled to said primary shaft; a large drive gear mounted on said primary shaft and configured to rotate integrally with said primary shaft; a first small gear mounted on said secondary shaft, said first small gear capable of meshing with said large drive gear, said first small gear configured to transmit said rotary motion of said primary shaft to said secondary shaft, in such a manner that a direction of rotation of said first small gear is opposite to a direction of rotation of said large drive gear; a reversing gear capable of meshing with said large drive gear; a second small gear mounted on said secondary shaft, said second small gear capable of meshing with said reversing gear, said second small gear in mesh with said reversing gear is configured to transmit a rotary motion of said primary shaft to said secondary shaft, in such a manner that a direction of rotation of said second small gear is same as a direction of rotation of said large drive gear; a driving mechanism for transmitting said rotary motion of said secondary shaft to said electric generator.