US 12,247,412 B2
Wave making water foil
Bruce McFarland, Solana Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to American Wave Machines, Inc., Solana Beach, CA (US)
Filed by American Wave Machines, Inc., Solana Beach, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/132,245.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/457,048, filed on Apr. 4, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/430,318, filed on Dec. 5, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0183178 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. E04H 4/00 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 4/0006 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wave generating foil (10A, 10B, 10C) for use in a wave pool (75, 76) with a shore (90) and water line (25), the foil (10A, 10B, 10C) comprising:
an inner surface (17) extending from a leading edge (12) to a trailing edge (16), wherein the inner surface (17) extends below and above the water line (25) and faces the shore (90);
the inner surface (17) constructed to be propelled along a travel line (11), the travel line (11) defines a shore side (19) and an opposite side (20);
the inner surface (17) comprising:
a first section (12A, 12A2) that extends away from the leading edge (12) and parallel to the travel line (11);
a second section (13) that extends away from the first section (12A) towards the opposite side (20);
wherein the inner surface (17) further comprises a third section (14) that extends away from the second section (13) towards the shore side (19);
wherein the inner surface (17) further comprises a fourth section (14A, 14A2) that extends away from the third section (14) and parallel to the travel line (11).