Mitigating Wind Damage to Wind Exposed Devices

A method for mitigating dynamic load damage on an antenna system, comprising:

• providing an upper part of a collapsible attachment;
• wherein the upper part comprises:
• an upper mast onto which an antenna system may be affixed;
• a pivot gear;
• providing a middle part of the collapsible attachment;
• wherein the middle part comprises:
• a channel configured to receive the pivot gear;
• a center shaft configured to receive an axel:
• wherein the axel is configured to retain the pivot gear within the channel;
• providing a retention element coupled to each of the pivot gear and the middle part of the collapsible attachment;
• providing, by use of the retention element, at least one a tension force and a retention force on the pivot gear;
• wherein the collapsible attachment is configured to rotate the antenna system from a first orientation into a third orientation when the antenna system experiences a load force exceeding a first threshold;
• wherein the first threshold equals the retention force, the tension force, or the sum thereof;
• and
• wherein upon rotation of the antenna system into the third orientation the antenna system experiences a reduced load force.

A system for reducing an amount of ballast used to secure a wind exposed device, comprising:

• a wind exposed device;
• a mast mount coupled to the wind exposed device;
• a first quantity of ballast used in association with the mast mount;
• wherein the first quantity of ballast secures the mast mount under a dynamic load force that is proportional to the first quantity of ballast used;
• a collapsible attachment coupled to and between each of the wind exposed device and the mast mount, comprising:
• an upper part;
• a pivot gear coupled to the upper part;
• wherein the pivot gear includes a detent;
• a retention element;
• wherein the retention element exerts a retention force on the pivot gear;
• a middle part, coupled to the pivot gear by an axle and the retention element, comprising:
• a tab;
• wherein the tab is configured to exert a tension force on the detent when the wind exposed device is in a first orientation;
• wherein the pivot gear is configured to rotate about the axel;
• wherein the pivot gear rotates from the first orientation to a third orientation when a load force exerted on the wind exposed devices exceeds at least one of the retention force, the tension force, and a sum of the retention force and the tension force;
• wherein, when configured in the third orientation, the wind exposed device experiences a second load force that is less than the first load force such that the second load force facilitates use of a second quantity of ballast to secure the wind exposed device;
• and
• wherein the second quantity of ballast is less than the first quantity of ballast.