Monopole with reinforced base
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorUlrich Gienger
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Abstract
A base assembly for a monopole includes: an elongate monopole with a lower end; a base plate with a hole, the lower end of the monopole inserted into the hole; and a reinforcing ring encircling the lower end of the monopole, the reinforcing ring having upper and lower ends. A first weld is present between the upper end of the reinforcing ring and the monopole; a second weld is present between the lower end of the reinforcing ring, the base plate, and the monopole, and a third weld is present between the lower end of the monopole and an outer surface of the hole.
Claims17
A base assembly for a monopole, comprising:
- an elongate monopole with a lower end;
- a base plate with a hole, the lower end of the monopole inserted into the hole;
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- a reinforcing ring encircling the lower end of the monopole, the reinforcing ring having upper and lower ends;
- wherein a first weld is present between the upper end of the reinforcing ring and the monopole;
- a second weld is present between the lower end of the reinforcing ring, the base plate, and the monopole, and a third weld is present between the lower end of the monopole and an outer surface of the hole.
A base assembly for a monopole, comprising:
- an elongate monopole with a lower end;
- a base plate with a hole, the lower end of the monopole inserted into the hole;
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- a reinforcing ring encircling the lower end of the monopole, the reinforcing ring comprising two pieces and having upper and lower ends;
- wherein a first weld is present between the upper end of the reinforcing ring and the monopole;
- a second weld is present between the lower end of the reinforcing ring, the base plate, and the monopole and filling a gap between the reinforcing ring and the base plate, and a third weld is present between the lower end of the monopole and an outer surface of the hole.
A method of constructing a base assembly for a monopole, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing an elongate monopole with a lower end;
- (b) inserting the lower end of the monopole into a hole in a base plate;
- (c) positioning a reinforcing ring around the lower end of the monopole adjacent the base plate;
- (d) welding an upper end of the reinforcing ring to the monopole;
- (e) welding a lower end of the reinforcing ring to the base plate and to the monopole;
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- (f) welding the lower end of the monopole to an outer surface of the hole of the base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.