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US 2024/0175285 A1Published application
Tilt tower with adjustable counterweight system
AssigneeZero Climb Tower Company, LLC
InventorsEamonn Connolly, John McDade, Vinh Diep
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Abstract
A tilt tower including a mast fixed to the ground and a first swing arm. The tilt tower further includes a first bearing rotatably coupling the first swing arm to a first side of an upper end of the mast and a first adjustable counterweight system in an interior of a pivot end of the first swing arm. The first adjustable counterweight system allows for a controlled tilt of the swing arm of the tilt tower.
Claims20
A tilt tower, comprising:
- a mast fixed to the ground;
- a first swing arm having a first end opposite a second end;
- a first bearing rotatably coupling the first swing arm to a first side of an upper end of the mast;
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- a first adjustable counterweight system in an interior of the second end of the first swing arm.
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A tilt tower, comprising:
- a mast fixed to the ground;
- a swing arm having a first end opposite a second end;
- a bearing rotatably coupling the swing arm to a side of an upper end of the mast, and
- an adjustable counterweight system in an interior of the second end of the swing arm, the adjustable counterweight system including:
- an elongated member fixed within the interior of the swing arm and configured to receive a plurality of weights,
- an actuator coupled to the elongated member to allow adjustment of a position of the plurality of weights along the elongated member.
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A tilt tower, comprising:
- a mast fixed to the ground;
- a first swing arm having a first end opposite a second end;
- a first bearing rotatably coupling the first swing arm to a first side of an upper end of the mast:
- a first adjustable counterweight system in an interior of the second end of the first swing arm, including:
- a first elongated member within the interior of the first swing arm and configured to receive a first plurality of weights, and
- a first actuator coupled to the elongated member to allow adjustment of a position of the first plurality of weights along the first elongated member,
- a second swing arm having a first end opposite a second end;
- a second bearing rotatably coupling the second swing arm to a second side of the upper end of the mast opposing the first side of the upper end of the mast, wherein the second side is positioned on the mast vertically closer to the ground than the first side;
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- a second adjustable counterweight system in an interior of the second end of the second swing arm and including:
- a second elongated member within the interior of the second swing arm and configured to receive a second plurality of weights, and
- a second actuator coupled to the elongated member to allow adjustment of a position of the second plurality of weights along the second elongated member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.