Patent Application
20230056207
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The disclosure relates to wave device and more particularly pertains to a new wave device for producing a wave in a pool for surfing. The device includes a below ground pool and a boat hull that is integrated into the below ground pool. The device includes an outlet jet that is integrated into the boat hull and a propulsion unit that urges water outwardly through the outlet jet to produce a wave in the below ground pool. In this way a user can surf on the wave in the below ground pool.
The prior art relates to wave devices including a variety of wave generation devices that each includes a panel which is urged back and forth in a pool to produce a wave in the pool. The prior art discloses a wave generation device that includes a plurality of combustion chambers that are in fluid communication with a pool for inducing positive pressure in a pool to produce a wave. The prior art discloses a wave generator that includes a pool and a strategically shaped hull that is urged to travel beneath water in the pool to produce a wave. The prior art discloses a wave generator that includes a pool and a foil that is positioned in the pool which can be oriented at a variety of different geometries to produce a wave in the pool.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a below ground pool that is filled with water. A boat hull is integrated into the below ground pool and the boat hull is partially submerged in the water contained in the below ground pool. An outlet jet is coupled to the boat hull such that the outlet jet is submerged in the water. A propulsion unit is integrated into the boat hull and the propulsion unit is in fluid communication with the outlet jet. The propulsion unit urges the water outwardly through the outlet jet at a velocity sufficient to generate a wave in the water which extends away from the boat hull. In this way the outlet jet facilitates the user to surf on the wave generated by the outlet jet.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A boat hull 42 is integrated into the below ground pool 12 and the boat hull 42 is strategically positioned such that the boat hull 42 is partially submerged in the water 14 contained in the below ground pool 12. The boat hull 42 has a pair of panels 44 that is each hingedly integrated into the boat hull 42 and each of the panels 44 is positionable between a deployed position and a stored position. Each of the panels 44 extends laterally away from the boat hull 42 when the panels 44 are positioned in the deployed position.
The boat hull 42 has a forward side 46, a rear side 48, a first lateral side 50, a second lateral side 52 and a bottom side 54. The forward side 46 is fixed to the front side 20 of the bounding wall 18 of the below ground pool 12 and the boat hull 42 is centrally positioned between the first sidelong side 22 and the second sidelong side 24 of the bounding wall 18. Furthermore, the bottom side 54 is submerged in the water 14 and an outlet jet 56 is coupled to the bottom side 54 such that the outlet jet 56 is submerged in the water 14. The outlet jet 56 is directed toward the rear side 48 of the boat hull 42. Additionally, the bottom side 54 has an intake 58 extending through the bottom side 54 thereby facilitating the water 14 to pass through the intake 58.
Each of the panels 44 is integrated into a respective one of the first lateral side 50 and the second lateral side 52, and each of the panels 44 has a coupled end 60 and a free end 62. The coupled end 60 of each of the panels 44 is hingedly coupled to the respective first lateral side 50 and the second lateral side 52 at a point that is located adjacent to the forward side 46 of the boat hull 42. Each of the panels 44 is oriented such that an axis extending between the coupled end 60 and the free end 62 is oriented parallel with an axis extending between the forward side 46 and rear side 48 of the boat hull 42. Each of the panels 44 angles outwardly from the respective first lateral side 50 and the second lateral side 52 when the panels 44 are in the deployed position. Conversely, each of the panels 44 lies on a plane that is oriented coplanar with the respective first lateral side 50 and the second lateral side 52 of the boat hull 42.
A propulsion unit 64 is integrated into the boat hull 42 and the propulsion unit 64 is in fluid communication with the outlet jet 56. The propulsion unit 64 urges the water 14 outwardly through the outlet jet 56 at a velocity sufficient to generate a wave 66 in the water 14 that extends away from the boat hull 42. In this way the outlet jet 56 facilitates the user 16 to surf on the wave 66 generated by the outlet jet 56. Additionally, the propulsion unit 64 is in fluid communication with the intake 58 on the bottom side 54 of the boat hull 42. The propulsion unit 64 may be an electrically actuated water pump that has a similar output capacity to that of a propulsion system of a jet boat which is commonly employed for waterskiing, wakeboarding and other types of water sports. Additionally, the boat hull 42 may be structured in a manner that is similar to that of jet boats that are employed for waterskiing, wakeboarding and other types of water sports.
A pair of actuators 68 is provided and each of the actuators 68 is integrated into the boat hull 42. Each of the actuators 68 is in mechanical communication with a respective one of the panels 44. Additionally, each of the actuators 68 urges the respective panels 44 between the deployed position and the stored position. Each of the panels 44 alters a flow of the water 14 when the wave 66 is generated by the outlet jet 56 and when either of the panels 44 is positioned in the deployed position. In this way each of the panels 44 can alter the shape of the wave 66 generated by the outlet jet 56. Each of the actuators 68 can be independently operated such that each of the panels 44 can be independently or simultaneously urged into the deployed position or the stored position.
A control panel 70 is integrated into a top side 72 of the boat hull 42 such that the control panel 70 is accessible to the user 16. The control panel 70 is in communication with the propulsion unit 64 for controlling operational parameters of the propulsion unit 64. Moreover, the operational parameters include actuating the propulsion unit 64, de-actuating the propulsion unit 64 and adjusting the predetermined velocity of the wave 66 generated by the outlet jet 56. The control panel 70 is electrically coupled to each of the actuators 68 and the control panel 70 facilitates each of the actuators 68 to be independently actuated and de-actuated for respectively urging the respective panels 44 between the deployed position and the stored position. Additionally, the control panel 70 is electrically coupled to the propulsion unit 64 and the control panel 70 is electrically coupled to a power source comprising an electrical system associated with the below ground pool 12.
In use, the propulsion unit 64 is actuated to urge water 14 outwardly through the outlet jet 56 in order to generate the wave 66. In this way the user 16 can surf or wakeboard on the wave 66 that is generated. Either of the panels 44 can be urged into the deployed position to alter the shape of the wave 66 that is generated. In this way the user 16 can surf or wakeboard in the below ground pool 12 on a variety of different shapes of wave 66s. Additionally, the velocity of the propulsion unit 64 can be adjusted to alter the shape and intensity of the wave 66 that is generated.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
