# US 11,909,093 B2 · Wireless access point support spire and dividers > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,909,093 B2 - Document ID: US11909093B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/835,573 - Filed: 2022-06-08 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2021-06-09 - Assignees: Comptek Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Comptek Technologies, LLC - Inventors: James D Lockwood; Dana A Castronova - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11909093B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/1242: {Rigid masts specially adapted for supporting an aerial} - H01Q 1/02: Arrangements for de-icing; Arrangements for drying-out {; Arrangements for cooling; Arrangements for preventing corrosion} - H01Q 1/2291: {used in Bluetooth® or Wi-Fi® devices of Wireless Local Area Networks [WLAN] (H01Q1/241 takes precedence; WLAN in general H04W)} - H01Q 1/246: {specially adapted for base stations} - H01Q 1/42: Housings not intimately mechanically associated with radiating elements, e.g. radome - H01Q 21/28: Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)} - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract A wireless access point structure including an antenna housing configured to be mounted on top of a pole. The antenna housing may include a plurality of individual antenna bays. The antenna housing can include a plurality of individual antenna bays. In an arrangement, the housing includes an internal spire having an upper and lower end extending between upper and lower ends of the housing. The spire may be a single piece element or a multi-piece element. At least three dividers or panels are connected along the length of the spire (e.g., at selected spaced locations along a length of the spire). Each divider, when connected to the spire, is substantially transverse to the spire. One or more shrouds (e.g., RF transparent sidewalls) extend between and around adjacent panels and/or the upper and lower ends of the housing to define the antenna bays. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wireless antenna housing, comprising: an elongated support spire, the support spire having a length between an upper end and a lower end and a hollow interior, wherein a long axis of the support spire defines a vertical reference axis; at least three partition panels attached at spaced locations along the length of the support spire, wherein each partition panel comprises: a surface that is transverse to the vertical reference axis; and an aperture extending through the surface, wherein the support spire extends though the aperture; and a connector attaching the partition panel to the support spire, wherein the at least three partition panels form a lower partition panel, an intermediate partition panel and an upper partition panel; a shroud, wherein the shroud extends between the lower partition panel and the upper partition panel and around at least a portion of peripheries of the three partition panels, wherein the three partition panels and the shroud define a first antenna bay and a second antenna bay, wherein the first and second antenna bays are at least partially enclosed, and wherein a sidewall of the support spire includes; a first opening between the lower partition panel and the intermediate partition panel, wherein the first opening provides a passageway between the hollow interior of the spire and the first antenna bay, and a second opening between the intermediate partition panel and the upper partition panel, wherein the second opening provides a passageway between the hollow interior of the spire and the second antenna bay. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The antenna housing of claim 1, further comprising: a fan configured to displace air through the hollow interior of the support spire and through the first and second openings in the sidewall of the support spire. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The antenna housing of claim 1, wherein the hollow interior of the support spire is divided into at least two sections. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The antenna housing of claim 1, wherein the partition panels are selectively connectable along the length of the support spire. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The antenna housing of claim 4, wherein a first spacing between the lower partition panel and the intermediate partition panel and a second spacing between the intermediate partition panel and the upper partition panel are equal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The antenna housing of claim 4, wherein a first spacing between the lower partition panel and the intermediate partition panel is different than a second spacing between the intermediate partition panel and the upper partition panel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The antenna housing of claim 1, wherein each partition panel is an integrally formed single-piece element, wherein the aperture extends through an interior of the single-piece partition panel. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The antenna housing of claim 1, wherein each partition panel comprises: a first piece; and a second piece, wherein the first piece and second piece connect to define the aperture. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The antenna housing of claim 1, wherein each partition panel further comprise: an upper surface; a lower surface spaced from the upper surface; a sidewall surface extending between the upper and lower surface about at least a portion of a periphery of the partition panel; and at least one duct having: a first end opening through the sidewall surface; and a second end opening through the upper surface or the lower surface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The antenna housing of claim 1, wherein the shroud comprises: a first shroud extending between the lower partition panel and the intermediate partition panel; and a second shroud extending between the intermediate partition panel and the upper partition panel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The antenna housing of claim 1, wherein the shroud comprises: at least first and second mating elements, wherein each element has a concave interior surface that faces an interior of the antenna bays. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The antenna housing of claim 1, wherein the shroud is formed from a Radio Frequency (RF) transparent material. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The antenna housing of claim 1, further comprising: at least one support strap extending between peripheral edges of the at least three partition panels. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The antenna housing of claim 1, further comprising: three antennas disposed within one of the first and second antenna bays. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The antenna housing of claim 14, further comprising: three vertical dividers disposed between each adjacent pair of the three antennas. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The antenna housing of claim 1, wherein each antenna is individually adjustable about an axis that is parallel to the vertical reference axis. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The antenna housing of claim 1, wherein the lower end of the support spire is connected to the top of a support pole. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The antenna housing of claim 1, further comprising: at least two intermediate partition panels disposed along the length of the support spire between the lower partition panel and the upper partition panel. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The antenna housing of claim 18, further comprising: at least five antenna bays disposed between the lower partition panel and the upper partition panel.