Patent ID: 7969033

Claim:
A device to convert the rising and sinking of a container in a body of fluid to other forms of energy comprising: substantially vertical guides positioned on a bottom of a body of fluid; a container connected to and located between said substantially vertical guides, said container being substantially hollow; a device introducing a gas into said container; at least one opening communicating with said container and said body of fluid allowing said fluid to flow into said container; a pump constructed and arranged to remove fluid contained within said container; rotary devices operatively engaging said substantially vertical guides, said rotary devices being operatively connected to at least one energy generator; said at least one energy generator being connected to said container; said at least one energy generator and said rotary devices connecting said container to said substantially vertical guides; a first sensor constructed and arranged to cause the activation of said pump and the introduction of said gas into said container when said container is at a first predetermined depth in said body of fluid; and a second sensor constructed and arranged to cause the release of said gas from said container and the introduction of fluid into said container when said container is at a second predetermined depth in said body of fluid, said second predetermined depth is at a greater distance from said bottom of said body of fluid than said first predetermined depth.