Equipment deployment method and apparatus
AssigneeTecsec Europe Limited
InventorsJeffrey Roy Spittle, Ian Charles Darney
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for deploying assemblies, e.g. of surveillance equipment, wherein a single remotely-operated carriage is used to position each assembly, in turn, on a respective upright pole. Assemblies may thus be deployed more cost effectively than by existing methods and apparatus, which require each assembly to be motorised.
Claims61
1) A method for deploying assemblies of equipment and comprising the steps of:
- providing an assembly of equipment comprising remotely-operable means for securing the assembly to an upright pole at an elevated position;
- providing a remotely-operable, motorised carriage arranged to be detachably mounted to the pole;
- attaching the motorised carriage to the pole;
- remotely operating the motorised carriage to raise the assembly to said elevated position;
- operating the securing means of the assembly to secure the assembly to the pole at said elevated position;
- operating the motorised carriage to descend the pole, leaving the assembly secured to the pole at said elevated position;
- and
- detaching the motorised carriage from the pole.
2) An apparatus for deploying assemblies of equipment and comprising:
- an assembly of equipment comprising remotely-operable means for securing the assembly to an upright pole at an elevated position;
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- a remotely-operable, motorised carriage arranged to be detachably mounted to the pole for raising the assembly to, and lowering the assembly from, said elevated position, the motorised carriage being separable from the assembly when the latter is secured to the pole at said elevated position, to allow the carriage to descend and be detached from the pole.
32) An assembly of equipment, arranged to be raised and lowered by a separable motorised carriage, the assembly comprising remotely-operable means for securing the assembly to an upright pole at an elevated position, to allow the assembly to remain in situ at said elevated position as the motorised carriage is lowered away therefrom.
52) An apparatus for deploying an assembly of equipment, the apparatus comprising a motorised carriage having a traction unit for mounting substantially on one side of an upright pole, the traction unit being held in contact with the pole by at least one pair of opposed arms, the two arms of the or each pair being pivotally mounted to, and extending forwards from the traction unit on either side of the pole, the distal ends of the two arms being biassed towards one-another and towards the traction unit to urge respective rollers, provided at each of those ends, into contact with the pole.
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