US4431337A
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Wave dissipation caisson
Assignee: SHINKO KIKO CMPANY Ltd
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Filing: 1981-04-24
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Granted: 1984-02-14
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Expires: 2001-04-24
Abstract
Abstract This is a wave dissipation caisson made of concrete wherein trapezoidal wing pieces having an appropriate number of holes are fixed in combination to the inside of a box-type frame formed only by angled sections of a framework. The caisson has a permeable structure wherein the waves advancing into the frame are shifted and divided by wing pieces so as for the energy of the waves to be dissipated and is placed on a seabed to be utilized as a revetment and a breakwater.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuhiko Iwasa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 22:26
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02B; E02B3/00; E02B3/04; E02B3/12; E02B3/14; E02B3/06; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A10/00; Y02A10/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
311 words
A wave dissipation caisson comprising: a frame having a bottom wall adapted to rest on the floor of a body of water, said bottom wall having a plurality of openings therethrough, said frame including a plurality of vertical frame members extending upwardly from said bottom wall and a plurality of horizontal frame members connected to said vertical frame members to form open sides and an open top of said frame; a first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces each having a large edge and a small edge, said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to each other at said small edges thereof and diverging outwardly toward said large edges thereof; and a second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces each having a large edge and small edge, said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to each other at said small edges thereof and diverging outwardly toward said large edges thereof; each of said wing pieces having a plurality of openings therein with said first and second pair of trapezoidal pieces connected to each other at said connected small edges thereof with said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces rotated by 90° with respect to said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces; said connected first and second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected into said frame with each large edge of said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to and extending along one of said vertical frame members on one side of said bottom wall, one of said large edges of said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to and extending along one of said horizontal frame members on an opposite side of said bottom wall, and the other of said large edges of said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to and extending along an edge of said bottom wall at said opposite side of said bottom wall.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
311 words
A wave dissipation caisson comprising: a frame having a bottom wall adapted to rest on the floor of a body of water, said bottom wall having a plurality of openings therethrough, said frame including a plurality of vertical frame members extending upwardly from said bottom wall and a plurality of horizontal frame members connected to said vertical frame members to form open sides and an open top of said frame; a first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces each having a large edge and a small edge, said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to each other at said small edges thereof and diverging outwardly toward said large edges thereof; and a second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces each having a large edge and small edge, said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to each other at said small edges thereof and diverging outwardly toward said large edges thereof; each of said wing pieces having a plurality of openings therein with said first and second pair of trapezoidal pieces connected to each other at said connected small edges thereof with said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces rotated by 90° with respect to said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces; said connected first and second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected into said frame with each large edge of said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to and extending along one of said vertical frame members on one side of said bottom wall, one of said large edges of said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to and extending along one of said horizontal frame members on an opposite side of said bottom wall, and the other of said large edges of said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to and extending along an edge of said bottom wall at said opposite side of said bottom wall.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
91 words
A wing dissipation caisson according to claim 1, wherein said frame includes four vertical frame members and four horizontal frame members to form a rectangular frame, an open side of said frame adjacent said one side of said bottom wall defining a front of said caisson for receiving incoming waves which are dispersed and deflected upwardly through said open top of said frame and between said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces, and sideways through two of said open sides through said apertures of said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A wave dissipation caisson according to claim 1, wherein said bottom wall includes three openings and each of said trapezoidal wing pieces of said first and second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces includes two openings.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
348 words
A method of dissipating a wave moving in a body of water comprising: providing a caisson which comprises, a frame having a bottom wall adapted to rest on a floor of the body of water, said bottom wall having a plurality of openings therethrough, said frame including a plurality of vertical frame members extending upwardly from said bottom wall and a plurality of horizontal frame members connected to said vertical frame members to form open sides and an open top of said frame; a first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces each having a large edge and a small edge, said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to each other at said small edges thereof and diverging outwardly toward said large edges thereof; and a second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces each having a large edge and a small edge, said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to each other at said small edges thereof and diverging outwardly toward said large edges thereof; each of said wing pieces having a plurality of openings therein with said first and second pair of trapezoidal pieces connected to each other at said connected small edges thereof with said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces rotated by 90° with respect to said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces; said connected first and second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected into said frame with each large edge of said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to and extending along one of said vertical frame members on one side of said bottom wall, one of said large edges of said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to and extending along one of said horizontal frame members on an opposite side of said bottom wall, and the other of said large edges of said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to and extending along an edge of said bottom wall at said opposite side of said bottom wall; and positioning said caisson in the body of water with said bottom wall thereof resting on the floor of the body of water.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
348 words
A method of dissipating a wave moving in a body of water comprising: providing a caisson which comprises, a frame having a bottom wall adapted to rest on a floor of the body of water, said bottom wall having a plurality of openings therethrough, said frame including a plurality of vertical frame members extending upwardly from said bottom wall and a plurality of horizontal frame members connected to said vertical frame members to form open sides and an open top of said frame; a first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces each having a large edge and a small edge, said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to each other at said small edges thereof and diverging outwardly toward said large edges thereof; and a second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces each having a large edge and a small edge, said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to each other at said small edges thereof and diverging outwardly toward said large edges thereof; each of said wing pieces having a plurality of openings therein with said first and second pair of trapezoidal pieces connected to each other at said connected small edges thereof with said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces rotated by 90° with respect to said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces; said connected first and second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected into said frame with each large edge of said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to and extending along one of said vertical frame members on one side of said bottom wall, one of said large edges of said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to and extending along one of said horizontal frame members on an opposite side of said bottom wall, and the other of said large edges of said second pair of trapezoidal wing pieces connected to and extending along an edge of said bottom wall at said opposite side of said bottom wall; and positioning said caisson in the body of water with said bottom wall thereof resting on the floor of the body of water.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 4, including positioning said caisson in the body of water with said first pair of trapezoidal wing pieces facing a direction for receiving the wave as it moves in the body of water.
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