# US 10,767,825 B2 · Pole > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,767,825 B2 - Document ID: US10767825B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/749,861 - Filed: 2017-08-31 - Published: 2020-04-02 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-06-14 - Assignees: Photizo Global Pte Ltd - Applicants: Photizo Global Pte Ltd - Inventors: Ho Meng Chia - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10767825B2 ## CPC - F21S 8/085: {of high-built type, e.g. street light} - F21V 21/10: Pendants, arms, or standards; Fixing lighting devices to pendants, arms, or standards (adjustable mounting F21V21/14; construction of posts not peculiar to use with lighting devices E04H12/00) - E04C 3/36: of materials not covered by groups E04C3/32 or E04C3/34; of a combination of two or more materials - E04H 12/003: {Access covers or locks therefor} - E04H 12/02: Structures made of specified materials - E04H 12/08: of metal - H02G 3/0493: {Service poles} - F21V 21/14: Adjustable mountings - F21W 2131/103: of streets or roads - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - E04C: STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS (for bridges E01D; specially designed for insulation or other protection E04B; elements used as building aids E04G; for mining E21; for tunnels E21D; structural elements with broader range of application than for building engineering F16, particularly F16S) - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES - F21W: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS ## Abstract A pole for supporting at least one light fixture and at least one information and communication device thereon, the pole comprising: an elongate structural core to support weight of the pole; and an elongate external covering housing at least an upper portion of the structural core therein; the structural core defining a plural number of channels within the external covering to separate electrical wiring provided in each of the number channels. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A pole for supporting at least one light fixture and at least one information and communication device thereon, the pole comprising: an elongate structural core to support weight of the pole; an elongate external covering housing at least an upper portion of the structural core therein; the structural core defining a plural number of channels within the external covering to separate electrical wiring provided in each of the number channels; the pole further comprising a base, the base comprising a base plate having a central through hole for passing cabling therethrough, the base plate configured to be secured to a site where the pole is installed; and an upstanding hollow central column provided on the base plate, a bottom portion of the structural core received in the central column, wherein the base further comprises a casing provided around and spaced apart from the central column. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The pole of claim 1, wherein the external covering comprises at least two longitudinally connected elongate panels. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The pole of claim 1, wherein the external covering comprises internal guides to engage the structural core. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The pole of claim 3, wherein the internal guides comprise longitudinal ribs projecting from an inner surface of the external covering. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The pole of claim 1, wherein the base further comprises radial ribs extending from the central column to support the casing, wherein the casing contacts free longitudinal edges of the radial ribs such that the radial ribs and the casing together define a number of separate chambers, the number of chambers being equal to the number of radial ribs. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The pole of claim 5, wherein a top end of each of the radial ribs extends above a top end of the central column. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The pole of claim 6, wherein an inner edge at the top end of each of the radial ribs is connected to a central hollow tube, the central hollow tube having an internal cavity large enough for passage of the structural core therethrough, a bottom end of the central hollow tube being spaced apart from the top end of the central column. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The pole of claim 6, wherein a bottom end of the external covering rests on the top end of each of the radial ribs. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The pole of claim 5, wherein the casing comprises a plurality of separate sections each having upstanding side edges engaging the free longitudinal edges of the radial ribs. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The pole of claim 9, wherein the upstanding side edges of the sections slideably engage the free longitudinal edges of the radial ribs and wherein the pole further comprising hinged flaps provided around the external covering at a top end of the casing, wherein lifting one of the flaps allows a corresponding one of the sections of the casing to be raised and thereby create an opening between a bottom edge of the section and the base for access to a corresponding one of the chambers. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The pole of claim 10, wherein each of the hinged flaps is lockable to prevent unauthorized access to each of the chambers. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The pole of claim 1, wherein the structural core comprises a number of longitudinally connected elongate plates. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The pole of claim 12, wherein the structural core comprises two L-beams, a first two of the number of plates defined by a first of the two L-beams and a second two of the number of plates defined by a second of the two L-beams, the structural core having a cross-shaped cross-section. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The pole of claim 12, wherein the structural core comprises three of the plates, the structural core having a T-shaped or a Y-shaped cross-section. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The pole of claim 12, wherein the structural core comprises an I-beam, a web of the I-beam and two flanges of the I-beam defining the longitudinally connected elongate plates. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The pole of claim 15, wherein the I-beam is formed by two U-shaped or C-shaped channels connected back to back. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The pole of claim 1, wherein the external covering comprises a longitudinal slot provided along its length to slideably and securably engage an arm of the at least one light fixture.