# US 12,113,271 B2 · Metrocell antenna assemblies and utility pole assemblies and base stations including same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,113,271 B2 - Document ID: US12113271B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/044,747 - Filed: 2019-11-08 - Published: 2023-04-06 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-11-08 - Assignees: Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC - Applicants: Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC - Inventors: Martin Zimmerman; Julian R. Colapietro; Wenkang Wang; Yan Wang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12113271B2 ## CPC - H01Q 1/246: {specially adapted for base stations} - H01Q 1/1207: {for fastening a rigid aerial element} - H01Q 1/1242: {Rigid masts specially adapted for supporting an aerial} - H01Q 1/44: using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna {, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect}(H01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence) - H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72) ## Abstract A metrocell utility pole assembly includes a utility pole, an auxiliary device, and a metrocell antenna assembly. The utility pole has an upper end. The metrocell antenna assembly includes a support and an antenna module. The support is mounted on the upper end of the utility pole. The support includes an elongate post having a post upper end. The elongate post extends upwardly from the upper end of the utility pole to the post upper end. The antenna module includes an enclosure and an antenna. The enclosure defines an enclosure passage extending vertically through the enclosure. The antenna is disposed in the enclosure. The post extends through the enclosure passage. The auxiliary device is mounted on the upper end of the post. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A metrocell utility pole assembly comprising: a utility pole having an upper end; an auxiliary device; and a metrocell antenna assembly including: a support mounted on the upper end of the utility pole, the support including an elongate post having a post upper end, wherein the elongate post extends upwardly from the upper end of the utility pole to the post upper end; an antenna module including an enclosure defining an enclosure passage extending vertically through a center of the enclosure, and an antenna disposed in the enclosure, a mounting bracket coupling a lower end of the enclosure to the upper end of the utility pole, and an access shroud removably mounted on the metrocell antenna and surrounding the mounting bracket, wherein the elongate post extends through the enclosure passage, the elongate post is tubular and defines a post passage extending therethrough, the auxiliary device is mounted on the upper end of the elongate post, and the metrocell utility pole assembly includes an auxiliary cable extending through the post passage to the auxiliary device, and wherein the support includes a mounting base coupled to the post, and the mounting base is secured to the upper end of the utility pole to affix the post to the utility pole. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 1 wherein the auxiliary device is mounted on the upper end of the post above the antenna module. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 1 wherein the auxiliary device includes a lamp. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 1 wherein the auxiliary device includes a luminaire. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 1 wherein the auxiliary device includes a second antenna. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 1 wherein the auxiliary device includes a device selected from the group consisting of a radio, communications equipment, a filter, and an ornamental structure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 1 wherein: the antenna module includes upper and lower opposed ends; and only the lower end of the antenna module is secured to the utility pole and/or the support. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 7 wherein an outer diameter of the post and an inner diameter of the enclosure passage are relatively configured such that an annular gap is defined between the post and the enclosure. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 1 wherein: the utility pole has an outer diameter adjacent the antenna module; the antenna module has an outer diameter; and the outer diameters of the utility pole and the antenna module are substantially the same. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 1 wherein the mounting bracket couples the lower end of the enclosure to the upper end of the utility pole such that the lower end of the enclosure and the upper end of the utility pole are axially spaced apart to define an access volume between the lower end of the enclosure and the upper end of the utility pole. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 10 wherein the metrocell antenna assembly includes an access shroud covers the access volume. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 11 wherein: the utility pole has an outer diameter adjacent the access shroud; the antenna module has an outer diameter; the access shroud has an outer diameter; and the outer diameters of the utility pole, the antenna module, and the access shroud are substantially the same. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 1 including an antenna feed cable extending through the utility pole to the antenna module. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 13 including an RF connector on a bottom wall of the enclosure, wherein the antenna feed cable is connected to the RF connector. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 1 wherein the post is formed of metal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The metrocell utility pole assembly of claim 1 wherein: the enclosure forms an environmentally sealed chamber; and the antenna is disposed within the environmentally sealed chamber.