Folding and locking mobile cellular antenna mount
AssigneeSun West Engineering, Inc.
InventorPhillip McCoy
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Abstract
A mobile cellular tower system includes an upwardly extendable mast mounted on a vehicle, a support platform connected to a top portion of the mast, a first pivot module connected to the support platform, and a first antenna mount connected to the first pivot module. The first pivot module is configured to pivot the first antenna mount between a stowed position and a deployed position.
Claims19
A mobile cellular tower system, comprising:
- an upwardly extendable, vertically oriented mast having a bottom end mounted above ground on a vehicle and a top end;
- a mast extension module operatively connected to the mast;
- a support platform connected to the top end of the mast;
- a first pivot module connected to the support platform;
- and
- a first antenna mount connected to the first pivot module;
- wherein the first pivot module is configured to pivot the first antenna mount between a stowed horizontal position and a deployed vertical position;
- and
- the mast extension module is configured to extend the mast upwardly with the antenna mount disposed in the deployed vertical position and the bottom terminal portion of said mast mounted above ground on the vehicle.
An antenna system for use with a cell phone tower of the type which includes a telescopic mast having a bottom terminal portion mounted above ground on a vehicle and a top end, the antenna system further comprising:
- a mast extension module operatively connected to the mast;
- a support platform connected to the top end of the mast;
- first and second pivot modules attached to the support platform;
- first and second antenna mounts pivotably connected to the first and second pivot modules, respectively;
- and
- a stowage lock configured to releasably secure the first and second antenna mounts in a stowed horizontal position;
- wherein:
- the first pivot module is disposed a first distance from the stowage lock and the second pivot module is disposed a second distance from the stowage lock, where the first distance is greater than the second distance;
- and
- the first antenna mount comprises a first length and the second antenna mount comprises a second length, where the first length is greater than the second length;
- and
- the first and second pivot modules are configured to pivot the first and second antenna mounts, respectively, between a stowed horizontal position and a deployed vertical position;
- and
- the mast extension module is configured to extend the mast upwardly with the first and second antenna mounts disposed in the deployed vertical position and the bottom terminal portion of said mast mounted above ground on the vehicle.
A method of pre-assembling a temporary cell phone tower of the type having a telescopic mast having a bottom terminal portion mounted above ground on a vehicle having a mast extension module operatively connected to the mast, the method comprising the steps of:
- attaching a support platform to the mast;
- pivotably attaching an antenna to the support platform;
- connecting a communication cable between the antenna and a radio housed within the vehicle;
- pivoting the antenna into a substantially horizontal stowed position;
- and
- locking the stowed antenna to the vehicle chassis with the mast extension module in a retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.