Antenna support for power transmission tower
AssigneeFWT, Inc.
InventorRoy J. Moore
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Abstract
An electrical powered transmission tower is modified to also support a telecommunications antenna. The tower has a plurality of legs interconnected by lattice braces. A support column is erected within the enclosure of the tower. The support column has a base anchored in the ground on a concrete foundation. The column extends upward through the tower and protrudes through the top. The antenna is mounted to the upper end of the column. Fasteners secure the column to the tower for lateral support.
Claims13
A method of supporting a telecommunication antenna assembly with an existing utility tower of an electrical power transmission system, the method comprising:
- erecting an additional support column with a lower end of the column anchored in ground;
- fastening the column to the tower for lateral support by the tower;
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- mounting the antenna assembly to the support column, causing substantially all of the weight of the antenna assembly to pass downward through the column to the ground, without any significant portion of the weight of the antenna assembly being transferred to the tower.
In an electrical power transmission system having a plurality of existing utility towers, each having a framework defined by a plurality of legs anchored in ground and interconnected by lattice braces, at least one crossarm extending transversely from the legs and supporting above the ground at least one electrical power wire extending from an adjacent one of the towers, an apparatus for transmitting telecommunication signals from at least one of the towers, comprising:
- an additional support column having a base anchored in the ground adjacent to the legs;
- an antenna assembly mounted to the column;
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- the column being secured to the tower for lateral support only by the tower such that substantially all of the weight of the antenna assembly is supported by the column and transferred to the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.