Tower having lightweight and weatherproof construction
AssigneeLMO Inc.
InventorAndré Poulin
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Abstract
A strengthening apparatus for a tower with two ends, one end being wider than the other. The apparatus includes a unitary V-shaped extrusion member with two arms connected to a junction. The arms are respectively secured to two outer tower frames of three legs which are disposed in a spaced apart equilateral triangle configuration. The legs are located at a tower base located near the first end of the tower. The extrusion members are made from a weatherproof material having one strength. Three stabilizers are connected to each of the legs. The stabilizers are configured to balance the tower and are made from a strengthening material having a strength sufficient to counter the first strength of the waterproof material.
Claims19
A strengthening apparatus for a tower having first and second end portions, the first end portion being wider than the second end portion, the apparatus comprising:
- a unitary V-shaped extrusion member having first and second arms connected to a junction, the first and second arms being respectively secured to first and second outer tower frames of first, second and third legs disposed in a spaced apart equilateral triangle configuration, the legs being located at a tower base portion located near the first end portion of the tower, the extrusion members being made from a weatherproof material having a first strength;
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- first, second and third stabilizing members connected to each of the first, second and third legs, the stabilizing members being configured to balance the tower, the stabilizing members being made from a strengthening material having a second strength sufficient to counter the first strength of the weatherproof material, the strengthening material is galvanized steel, the stabilizing member being shaped to have an internal angle of about 60-degrees.
A stand-alone communications tower, comprising:
- a tower base portion located near a first end portion of the tower, the base portion having first, second and third legs disposed in a spaced apart equilateral triangle configuration, each leg having a unitary V-shaped extrusion member with first and second arms connected to a junction, the first and second arms being respectively secured to first and second outer tower frames of the legs, the extrusion members being made from a weatherproof material having a first strength;
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- first, second and third stabilizing members connected to each of the first, second and third legs, the stabilizing members being configured to balance the tower, the stabilizing members being made from a strengthening material having a second strength sufficient to counter the first strength of the weatherproof material, the strengthening material is galvanized steel, the stabilizing member being shaped to have an internal angle of about 60-degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.