CA2470714A1 - Moving reef wave generator - Google Patents

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CA2470714A1
CA2470714A1 CA002470714A CA2470714A CA2470714A1 CA 2470714 A1 CA2470714 A1 CA 2470714A1 CA 002470714 A CA002470714 A CA 002470714A CA 2470714 A CA2470714 A CA 2470714A CA 2470714 A1 CA2470714 A1 CA 2470714A1
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E04HBUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
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The invention relates to a wave generating system comprising a wave generator (1) that travels along the surface of a body of water, and preferably in the middle thereof, wherein the wave generator (1) can create both primary and secondary waves that travel toward the shore. The primary waves are intended to allow surfing maneuvers to be performed in a relatively deep water environment. In the preferred embodiment, the body of water has opposing undulating shorelines (32) upon which the secondary waves can break, wherein by modifying the shoreline's slope and curvature, and providing undulating peninsulas and cove areas, various multiple wave formations and effects can be created.

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1. A wave pool comprising:
a wave generator capable of traveling across the wave pool along a track located in said wave pool, wherein said wave generator is adapted to travel along the surface of said wave pool and create wave formations that travel outwardly therefrom;
a shoreline located at a predetermined distance from the wave generator;
and wherein the shoreline is provided with undulations that allow the wave formations created by said wave generator to be enhanced as they travel across the wave pool and onto said shoreline.
2. The wave pool of claim 1, wherein said track is extended substantially horizontally in said wave pool, and said wave generator is adapted to be located on a sled that can slide and/or roll on said track, wherein said wave generator is positioned on said sled such that it can be maintained at a substantially constant level in said water.
3. The wave pool of claim 1, wherein said wave generator is capable of traveling in two directions, such that waves travelling in opposite directions can be created within said wave pool, thereby enabling said wave generator to create four different wave formations traveling in four different directions.
4. The wave pool of claim 3, wherein said wave generator is adapted to be pivoted around a substantially vertical axis, wherein said wave generator is capable of facing a first direction, and a second direction opposite said first direction, wherein said wave generator is capable of traveling in said first and second directions.
5. The wave pool of claim 3, wherein said wave generator is adapted with two flow forming surfaces facing opposite directions, wherein said wave generator is capable of traveling in a first direction, and a second direction opposite said first direction.
6. The wave pool of claim 1, wherein said wave generator is adapted to be pulled by a cable by mechanical means through said wave pool.
7. The wave pool of claim 1, wherein said wave generator is provided with leading edges and flow forming surfaces having horizontal and vertical curvatures thereon, wherein said flow forming surfaces enable said wave generator to displace water upwardly and laterally in relation to said wave generator to form curling waves thereon.
8. The wave pool of claim 1, wherein said wave generator is adapted to be able to create both primary and secondary waves, wherein surfing maneuvers can be performed on said primary waves in a relatively deep water environment.
9. The wave pool of claim 8, wherein said secondary waves created by said wave generator are capable of traveling through said wave pool and onto said shoreline, wherein various wave formations can be created thereon.
10. The wave pool of claim 1, wherein said shoreline is provided with intermittent peninsulas and cove areas that extend along said wave pool, wherein said shoreline has undulating curvatures and slopes to help create additional wave formations within said wave pool, as secondary wave formations from said wave generator travel toward, across and/or onto said shoreline.
11. The wave pool of claim 10, wherein a curling and/or plunging wave can be created that extends from one of the peninsulas to an adjacent cove area.
12. The wave pool of claim 10, wherein a collapsing and/or surging wave can be created that extends from one of the cove areas to an adjacent peninsula.
13. The wave pool of claim 10, wherein said wave pool is configured to be symmetrical about said track, with said track extending substantially within the middle of said wave pool, wherein said wave pool has shorelines extending along either side of said track on opposing sides thereof.
14. The wave pool of claim 13, wherein said peninsulas and cove areas, and the curvatures and slopes associated with them, are substantially identical in shape and size along said shoreline.
15. The wave pool of claim 10, wherein said wave pool has an undulating shoreline on one side of said track, and a containment wall on the other side of said track.
16. The wave pool of claim 2, wherein said sled has rollers thereon for supporting said sled on said track, and wherein said wave generator is connected to a rigid stem extending from said sled.
17. The wave pool of claim 16, wherein said stem is adjustable such that the level at which said wave generator travels along said water surface can be adjusted.
18. A wave pool comprising:
a wave generator capable of traveling across the wave pool and creating wave formations that travel outwardly therefrom; and a shoreline located at a predetermined distance from the wave generator, wherein the shoreline is provided with an undulated pattern of peninsulas and cove areas that allow the wave formations created by said wave generator to be enhanced as they travel across the wave pool and onto said shoreline.
19. The wave pool of claim 18, wherein said wave generator is adapted to travel along a track in said wave pool, wherein said track is extended substantially horizontally in said wave pool, and said wave generator is adapted to be located on a sled that can slide and/or roll on said track, wherein said wave generator is positioned on said sled such that it can be maintained at a substantially constant level in said water.
20. The wave pool of claim 18, wherein said wave generator is capable of traveling in two directions, such that waves travelling in opposite directions can be created within said wave pool, thereby enabling said wave generator to create four different wave formations traveling in four different directions.
21. The wave pool of claim 18, wherein said wave generator is provided with leading edges and flow forming surfaces having horizontal and vertical curvatures thereon, wherein said flow forming surfaces enable said wave generator to displace water upwardly and laterally in relation to said wave generator, to form curling wave shapes thereon.
22. The wave pool of claim 18, wherein said wave generator is adapted to be able to create both primary and secondary waves, wherein surfing maneuvers can be performed on said primary waves in a relatively deep water environment, and wherein said secondary waves created by said wave generator are capable of traveling through said wave pool and onto said shoreline, wherein various wave formations can be created thereon due to the inclined slope and curvature of said shoreline.
23. The wave pool of claim 18, wherein said wave pool is configured to have substantially identical undulating shorelines extending along either side of said wave generator, wherein the wave formations travel in opposite directions outwardly from said wave generator, and wherein said wave formations travel through said wave pool and break along the shoreline on either side of said wave generator.
24. The wave pool of claim 23, wherein said peninsulas and cove areas are substantially identical in shape and size along said shoreline.
25. The wave pool of claim 18, wherein said wave pool has an undulating shoreline on one side of said wave generator, and a containment wall on the other side of said wave generator.
26. A method of creating multiple wave formations in a wave pool comprising: providing a wave generator capable of traveling across the wave pool, wherein said wave generator is adapted to travel along the surface of said wave pool and create wave formations that travel outwardly therefrom; and providing a shoreline extended along either side of said wave generator located at a predetermined distance from said wave generator, wherein said shoreline has undulating patterns that are capable of enhancing the wave formations that travel toward, across and/or onto said shoreline.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein the method comprises the step of providing undulations having peninsulas and cove areas that allow the wave formations created by said wave generator to be enhanced as they travel across the wave pool and onto said shoreline, wherein between adjacent peninsulas and cove areas, curling and/or plunging waves are created, and between adjacent cove areas and peninsulas, surging and/or collapsing waves are created,
28. The method of claim 26, wherein the method comprises the step of enabling said wave generator to travel in two directions, such that waves travelling in opposite directions can be created within said wave pool, thereby enabling said wave generator to create four different wave formations traveling in four different directions.
29. The method of claim 26, wherein said wave generator is provided with leading edges and flow forming surfaces having horizontal and vertical curvatures thereon, wherein said flow forming surfaces enable said wave generator to displace water upwardly and laterally in relation to said wave generator to create primary wave formations upon which surfing maneuvers can be performed, and wherein the displacement of water created by said wave generator creates secondary wave formations that travel outwardly from said wave generator.
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