Segmented, graded structural utility poles
AssigneeInternational Composites Systems, LLC
InventorMilton L. Farber
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Abstract
A segmented, graded structural pole of composite construction is provided for supporting utility lines. The structural pole comprises graded pre-molded external segments which are shaped to form an external structure when attached to one another. Due to the pre-molded nature of the segments, the resultant pole is capable of supporting utility lines at heights much greater than prior poles. Further, the pole may include one or more internal members attached to the hollow interior of the external structure. A variety of external segments and internal members may be combined in modular fashion for quick on-site assembly of structural poles which are tailored to specific height and strength requirements.
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A structural pole for supporting utility lines comprising a plurality of elongated external segments, each external segment comprising two side faces and an outer face and having a thickness which varies along the length of said external segment, each external segment comprising a fiber-resin composite material, said external segments being attached to one another along said side faces and cooperating with one another to form an external structure with a thickness varying along the length of the external structure, each external segment extending the length of said external structure with said outer faces of said external segments cooperating to form an outer surface of said external structure, said external structure extending along an axis of said pole with at least a portion of said outer surface of said external structure extending about said axis of said pole.
A structural pole for supporting utility lines comprising an internal member having a vertical axis and a plurality of external segments each comprising fiber-resin composite material, said external segments being attached to one another to form a reinforcing external structure which is attached to and surrounds at least a portion of said internal member to form said structural pole, said external segments being independent of said internal member, each external segment having an outer face and an inner face which is configured to mate with a portion of said internal member, said external segment having a thickness defined between said inner and outer faces which varies along the length of said external segment.
A structural pole comprising a plurality of identically shaped segments, each segment comprising a fiber-resin composite material and having a cross-sectional shape defined by a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface flanked by a pair of side surfaces, each side surface being configured to cooperate with a side surface of an adjacent segment, said segments being attached to one another along said side surfaces and cooperating with one another to form at least a structural portion of said pole with the outer surfaces of said segments cooperating to form an outer surface of said structural portion, each segment having a thickness defined by the outer and inner surfaces which varies along the length of said segment.
A structural pole comprising a plurality of elongated segments, each segment comprising two side faces and an outer face, said segments being attached to one another along said side faces and cooperating with one another to form a structural portion of said structural pole, said structural portion having a thickness varying along the length of said structural portion, each segment extending the length of the structural portion with the outer faces of the external segments cooperating to form an outer face of the structural portion, said structural portion extending along an axis of said pole with at least a portion of the outer surface of the structural portion extending about said axis of said pole.
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