# US 10,246,896 B2 · Poles for supporting satellite dishes > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,246,896 B2 - Document ID: US10246896B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/952,390 - Filed: 2018-04-13 - Published: 2018-10-18 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2017-04-13 - Assignees: Weconnect LLC - Applicants: Weconnect LLC - Inventors: Brad Libby; Gary Rumpf - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10246896B2 ## CPC - E04H 12/347: {Arrangements for setting poles in the ground} - E04H 12/2215: {driven into the ground (ground anchors E02D5/80)} - H01Q 1/1242: {Rigid masts specially adapted for supporting an aerial} - H01Q 1/48: Earthing means; Earth screens; Counterpoises - A45F 3/44: Article supports adapted to be stuck into the ground {(posts driven into the ground E04H12/2215)} - H01Q 19/132: {Horn reflector antennas; Off-set feeding} - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) - A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY ## Abstract A device configured to support an object above the ground. The device includes a first end and an opposite second end, an axis being defined between the first end and the second end. A body surrounds the axis and extends from the first end to the second end. A mount section of the body is closer to the first end than to the second end. The mount section has a first cross-section and is configured to be coupled to the object. The first cross-section has a circular shape. A main section of the body is located between the mount section and the second end, which has a main cross-section having a hexagonal shape. An indentation in the body is closer to the second end than to the first end. The device is configured to be installed in the ground such that the indentation is below the ground. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device configured to support an object above the ground, the device comprising: a first end and a second end that is opposite the first end; an axis defined between the first end and the second end; a body that surrounds the axis and extends from the first end to the second end; a mount section of the body that is closer to the first end than to the second end, wherein the mount section has a first cross-section and is configured to be coupled to the object; a main section of the body located between the mount section and the second end, wherein the main section has a main cross-section, and wherein the main cross-section has a hexagonal shape; an indentation in the body, wherein the indentation is closer to the second end than to the first end; and a sight line along the main section that is closer to the second end than to the first end, wherein the sight line signifies a distance from the second end to the sight line; wherein the device is configured to be installed in the ground such that the indentation is below the ground; wherein the first cross-section has a circular shape; and wherein the indentation is configured to prevent heaving when the device is installed in the ground to a depth whereby the sight line is at or below the ground. ### Claim 2 A device configured to support an object above the ground, the device comprising: a first end and a second end that is opposite the first end; an axis defined between the first end and the second end; a body that surrounds the axis and extends from the first end to the second end; a mount section of the body that is closer to the first end than to the second end, wherein the mount section has a first cross-section and is configured to be coupled to the object; a main section of the body located between the mount section and the second end, wherein the main section has a main cross-section, and wherein the main cross-section has a hexagonal shape; an indentation in the body, wherein the indentation is closer to the second end than to the first end; and a secondary pipe having a first end and a second end that is opposite the first end, wherein a secondary axis defined between the first end and the second end of the secondary pipe, and wherein the secondary pipe is nested within the body such that the axis of the body and the secondary axis of the secondary pipe are coaxial and such that the secondary pipe prevents deflection of the body; wherein the device is configured to be installed in the ground such that the indentation is below the ground; and wherein the first cross-section has a circular shape. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, wherein the second end of the secondary pipe is closer to the second end of the body than to the indentation. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, wherein the secondary pipe has a circular shape. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, further comprising a sight line along the main section that is closer to the second end than to the first end, wherein the sight line signifies a distance from the second end to the sight line, wherein the indentation is configured to prevent heaving when the device is installed in the ground to a depth whereby the sight line is at or below the ground. ### Claim 6 A device configured to support an object above the ground, the device comprising: a first end and a second end that is opposite the first end; an axis defined between the first end and the second end; a body that surrounds the axis and extends from the first end to the second end; a mount section of the body that is closer to the first end than to the second end, wherein the mount section has a first cross-section and is configured to be coupled to the object; a main section of the body located between the mount section and the second end, wherein the main section has a main cross-section; an indentation in the body, wherein the indentation is closer to the second end than to the first end; and a sight line along the main section that is closer to the second end than to the first end, wherein the sight line signifies a distance from the second end to the sight line; wherein the first cross-section is different than the main cross-section, and wherein the device is configured to be installed in the ground such that the indentation is below the ground, and wherein the indentation is configured to prevent heaving when the device is installed in the ground to a depth whereby the sight line is at or below the ground. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device according to claim 6, wherein the first cross-section has a circular shape and has a first area, wherein the main cross-section has a main area, and wherein the first area is greater than the main area. ### Claim 8 A device configured to support an object above the ground, the device comprising: a first end and a second end that is opposite the first end; an axis defined between the first end and the second end; a body that surrounds the axis and extends from the first end to the second end; a mount section of the body that is closer to the first end than to the second end, wherein the mount section has a first cross-section and is configured to be coupled to the object; a secondary pipe having a first end and a second end that is opposite the first end, wherein a secondary axis defined between the first end and the second end of the secondary pipe, and wherein the secondary pipe is nested within the body such that the axis of the body and the secondary axis of the secondary pipe are coaxial and such that the secondary pipe prevents deflection of the body; and an indentation in the body, wherein the indentation is closer to the second end than to the first end; wherein the device is configured to be installed in the ground such that the indentation is below the ground. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device according to claim 8, wherein the first cross-section has a circular shape and has a first area, wherein a main section of the body is located between the mount section and the second end, wherein the main section has a main cross-section having a main area, and wherein the first area is greater than the main area. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The device according to claim 8, wherein a main section of the body is located between the mount section and the second end, further comprising a sight line along the main section that is closer to the second end than to the first end, wherein the sight line signifies a distance from the second end to the sight line, wherein the indentation is configured to prevent heaving when the device is installed in the ground to a depth whereby the sight line is at or below the ground. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The device according to claim 10, wherein the first cross-section has a circular shape and has a first area, wherein the main section has a main cross-section having a main area, and wherein the first area is greater than the main area. ### Claim 12 A device configured to support an object above the ground, the device comprising: a first end and a second end that is opposite the first end; an axis defined between the first end and the second end; a body that surrounds the axis and extends from the first end to the second end; a first mount section of the body that is closer to the first end than to the second end, wherein the first mount section has a first cross-section and is configured to be coupled to the object; a second mount section of the body that is closer to the second end than to the first end, wherein the second mount section has a second cross-section and is configured to be coupled to the object; a main section of the body located between the first mount section and the second mount section, wherein the main section has a main cross-section, wherein the first cross-section is different than the main cross-section, and wherein the main cross-section and the second cross-section are different; a first indentation in the body, wherein the first indentation is closer to the first end than to the second end; a second indentation in the body, wherein the second indentation is closer to the second end than to the first end; and a secondary pipe having a first end and a second end that is opposite the first end, wherein a secondary axis defined between the first end and the second end of the secondary pipe, and wherein the secondary pipe is nested within the body such that the axis of the body and the secondary axis of the secondary pipe are coaxial and such that the secondary pipe prevents deflection of the body; wherein the device is configured to be installed in the ground such that one of the first indentation or the second indentation is below the ground. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The device according to claim 12, wherein the main cross-section has a hexagonal shape, and wherein the first cross-section and the second cross section each have a circular shape. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The device according to claim 13, wherein the first cross-section has a first area and the second cross-section has a second area that is different than the first area of the first cross-section. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The device according to claim 12, further comprising a sight line along the main section that is closer to the second end than to the first end, wherein the sight line signifies a distance from the sight line to the second end, and wherein the indentation is configured to prevent heaving when the device is installed in the ground to a depth whereby the sight line is at or below the ground. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The device according to claim 12, wherein the second end of the secondary pipe is closer to the second end of the body than to the indentation, and wherein the secondary pipe has a circular shape.