Patent ID: 7319278

Claim:
An ocean wave power generating apparatus, comprising: a buoy floating on a surface of an ocean; an electrical generator mounted to the buoy for upward and downward movement with the buoy in response to waves; a uni-directional pulley mounted on the generator for rotating the generator in a first direction when the pulley rotates in the first direction and for allowing the generator to continue rotating in the first direction when the pulley rotates in a second direction; a spring in engagement with the pulley for urging the pulley to rotate in the second direction; an anchor line having an upper end wrapped around the pulley and a lower end anchored, so that upward wave movement of the buoy pulls on the anchor line to cause the pulley to rotate in the first direction, and downward wave movement of the buoy causes the spring to rotate the pulley in the second direction to rewind the anchor line; a submerged support frame; at least one mooring line extending from the support frame to a sea floor for retaining the support frame below sea level; and wherein the lower end of the anchor line is secured to the support frame.