Telecommunications tower equipment housing
OwnerHenry J. McGinnisinventor
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Abstract
A facility for transmitting telecommunication signals from a tower utilizes an annular housing mounted to the tower. The housing has a central opening through which the tower extends. The housing has a circular wall with an axis that coincides with the longitudinal axis of the tower. Antennas and transmitters are mounted within the housing.
Claims11
A housing for a tower for housing telecommunication equipment, comprising in combination:
- an annular outer wall having an axis adapted to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the tower, the outer wall being of a material selected to allow the passage of telecommunication signals through the wall from the telecommunication equipment;
- an annular inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall, the inner wall defining a central opening for receiving the tower;
- a floor extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the telecommunication equipment;
- a top extending between the inner and outer walls above the floor;
- means at the inner wall for securing the housing to the tower;
- and wherein
- the outer wall comprises a plurality of separate wall sections, each wall section having a vertical inward extending flange on each side, the flanges being fastened together.
A housing for a tower for housing telecommunication equipment, comprising in combination:
- an annular outer wall having an axis adapted to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the tower, the outer wall being of a material selected to allow the passage of telecommunication signals through the wall from the telecommunication equipment;
- an annular inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall, the inner wall defining a central opening for receiving the tower;
- a floor extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the telecommunication equipment;
- a top extending between the inner and outer walls above the floor;
- means at the inner wall for securing the housing to the tower;
- and wherein the outer wall comprises:
- a plurality of wall sections extending circumferentially around the outer wall, each wall section having a vertical inward extending flange on each side edge;
- and
- a plurality of fasteners securing the flanges together.
A housing for a tower for housing telecommunication equipment, comprising in combination:
- an annular outer wall having an axis adapted to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the tower, the outer wall being of a material selected to allow the passage of telecommunication signals through the wall from the telecommunication equipment;
- an annular inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall, the inner wall defining a central opening for receiving the tower;
- a floor extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the telecommunication equipment;
- a top extending between the inner and outer walls above the floor;
- means at the inner wall for securing the housing to the tower;
- and wherein the floor comprises:
- a plurality of floor sections extending circumferentially around the housing, each floor section having a vertical flange on each side edge, the flanges of the floor sections being fastened together, the floor sections having outer edges that join a lower edge of the outer wall, the floor sections having inner edges that join a lower edge of the inner wall.
A housing for a tower for housing telecommunication equipment, comprising in combination:
- an annular outer wall having an axis adapted to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the tower, the outer wall being of a material selected to allow the passage of telecommunication signals through the wall from the telecommunication equipment;
- an annular inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall, the inner wall defining a central opening for receiving the tower;
- a floor extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the telecommunication equipment;
- a top extending between the inner and outer walls above the floor;
- means at the inner wall for securing the housing to the tower;
- wherein the floor comprises:
- a plurality of floor sections extending circumferentially around the housing, each floor section having a vertical flange on each side edge, the flanges of the floor sections being fastened together, the floor sections having outer edges that join a lower edge of the outer wall, the floor sections having inner edges that join a lower edge of the inner wall;
- and wherein
- the flanges of the floor sections extend upward from the floor sections into the interior of the housing.
A housing for a tower for housing telecommunication equipment, comprising in combination:
- an annular outer wall having an axis adapted to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the tower, the outer wall being of a material selected to allow the passage of telecommunication signals through the wall from the telecommunication equipment;
- an annular inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall, the inner wall defining a central opening for receiving the tower;
- a floor extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the telecommunication equipment;
- a top extending between the inner and outer walls above the floor;
- means at the inner means at the inner wall to the tower;
- wherein the floor comprises:
- a plurality of floor sections extending circumferentially around the housing, each floor section having a vertical flange on each side edge, the flanges of the floor sections being fastened together, the floor sections having outer edges that join a lower edge of the outer wall, the floor sections having inner edges that join a lower edge of the inner wall;
- and wherein
- the vertical dimensions of the flanges of the floor sections decrease from the inner edge to the outer edge.
A telecommunication equipment housing for mounting to a tower having a plurality of leg members and a longitudinal axis located equidistant between the leg members, comprising in combination:
- upper and lower inner rings;
- fastening means for securing the inner rings to the leg members vertically spaced apart from each other and with each inner ring surrounding the leg members;
- upper and lower outer rings, each outer ring being circular;
- a plurality of floor sections extending between the lower inner ring and the lower outer ring and secured together to form a floor;
- a plurality of top sections extending between the upper inner ring and the upper outer ring and secured together to form a top;
- a plurality of outer wall sections secured together to form an outer wall, each of the outer wall sections having an upper edge secured to the upper outer ring and a lower edge secured to the lower outer ring, the outer wall sections being of a material selected to allow telecommunication signals to pass through from telecommunication equipment located in the housing;
- and
- a plurality of inner wall sections secured together to form an inner wall, each inner wall section having an upper edge secured to the upper inner ring and a lower edge secured to the lower inner ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.