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US 11,898,363 B2Granted
Portable telescopic threaded utility pole
OwnerJames G. Williamsoninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a telescopic utility pole where the individual segments are threaded on the outer and inner surfaces, the adjacent segments are threadedly engaged and extension/retraction of the pole segments is performed by twisting along threaded path. The advantage of using the threaded telescopic utility pole is that it can be deployed and erected quickly as compared to traditional utility poles.
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A pole comprised of
- an outer bottom segment, an inner top segment, and a plurality of middle segments,
- the outer bottom segment being located at the bottom of the pole when elongated and having a threaded outer surface and a threaded inner surface and being largest in diameter,
- the inner segment being located at the top end of the pole when elongated and having a threaded outer surface, a threaded inner surface, and being smallest in diameter,
- the plurality of middle segments progressively having a smaller diameter with a bottom most middle segment having a largest diameter and a top most middle segment having a smallest diameter, and each middle segment having a threaded outer surface and a threaded inner surface;
- wherein each of the plurality of middle segments are threadedly engaged with one another in a series from the largest diameter to the smallest diameter,
- wherein the middle segment with the largest diameter is threadedly engaged with the outer bottom segment,
- wherein the middle segment with the smallest diameter is threadedly engaged with the inner top segment,
- whereby the pole is capable of being erected manually using one or more nonmotorized erecting tools as leverage;
- the nonmotorized erecting tools being capable of twisting respective segments along their threaded surfaces until all segments are fully elongated from their adjacent segment;
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- whereby the outer bottom segment, the plurality of middle segments and the inner top segment form a conduit from the outer bottom segment to the inner top segment when elongated or retracted;
- said conduit capable of receiving an nonintegral non-telescopic fully threaded rod and wherein the pole is stabilized by said nonintegral non-telescopic fully threaded rod being releasably inserted into the inner top segment and continuing through the pole into a nonintegral base plate capable of receiving said nonintegral non-telescopic fully threaded rod.
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