Telecommunications mast installation
OwnerBarry Roger Creighton, Jock Pretoriusinventors
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Abstract
The invention concerns a telecommunications mast installation (10), typically a base station in a cellular telephone network, which includes a mast (14) supporting a telecommunications antenna (16). A foundation structure (12) supports the mast. The foundation structure is in the form of an enclosed chamber (24) situated at least partially underground and defining an internal space which is accessible to personnel and which accommodates electronic equipment associated with operation of the antenna. For aesthetic and security reasons, it is preferred that the chamber (24) be competely underground.
Claims20
A telecommunications mast installation comprising a mast supporting a telecommunications antenna and a foundation structure supporting the mast, the foundation structure being in the form of an enclosed chamber situated at least partially underground and defining an internal space which is accessible to personnel and which accommodates electronic equipment associated with operation of the antenna.
An installation according to either one of the preceding claims wherein the mast has a foot at its lower end which is supported on a base of the chamber, the base acting as a structural foundation for the mast.
An installation according to any one of the preceding claims and comprising ventilation or air conditioning means for the interior of the chamber.
An installation according to any one of the preceding claims comprising a personnel entrance cubicle on a roof of the chamber above ground and a personnel access passage leading from the entrance cubicle to the interior of the chamber.
An installation according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the chamber is of concrete.
An installation according to any one of the preceding clams wherein the mast carries one or more transverse, electric light-supporting arms each at an elevated position, electrical supply cables for the or each arm extending along the mast.
An installation according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the chamber is located underground in an area alongside a road or between opposing lanes of a road.
An installation substantially as herein described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 or FIGS. 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.