Pole cover or sleeve
AssigneeMusco Corporation
InventorsMyron K. Gordin, James L. Drost, Timothy J. Boyle
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and system for covering and protecting substantially tall poles. The apparatus includes a covering layer positionable over at least a portion of the exterior of a pole. The covering layer is non-corrosive and preferably impact and tear resistant. In one aspect of the invention, the covering layer is a sheet of material dimensioned to wrap around a corresponding part of the pole. A bracket can be used to secure the opposite adjacent edges of the wrap. Hardware can be used to secure the wrap from longitudinal movement along the pole. The wrap can be colored, textured, or patterned.
Claims46
An apparatus comprising:
- (a) a substantially tall hollow metal pole of one or more truncated conical sections thirty or more feet in total length, the pole having a wall with a thickness and an exterior surface;
- (b) a covering layer of plastic sheet material having inner and outer sides, the inner side mounted in conforming relationship directly to the exterior surface of at least a substantial portion of the total length of the pole;
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- (c) the sheet material being a fraction of an inch thick;
- (d) the sheet material having resistance to:
- (i) water absorption;
- (ii) substantial dimensional variation;
- (iii) tearing;
- (e) the sheet material being trapezoidal in a flat orientation, including rolled edges along opposite converging side edges, and having predesigned dimensions correlated with the pole such that opposite side edges are adjacent but not overlapping when the sheet material is placed around the pole, and the sheet material assumes a truncated conical shape directly covering the pole when the sheet material is wrapped around a portion of the pole;
- (f) further comprising a fastener to secure the sheet in a wrapped position around a pole wherein the fastener comprises an elongated clip having a base with inwardly angled walls at opposite side edges of the base, in a normal position the inwardly angled walls defining an opening therebetween.
An apparatus comprising:
- (a) a substantially tall hollow metal pole of one or more tapered sections used to elevate at least one high intensity lighting fixture thirty or more feet to illuminate a wide area, the pole having a side wall with a thickness of a fraction of an inch and an exterior;
- (b) a covering layer of material adapted to be positionable directly to at least a substantial part of the pole exterior;
- (c) the covering layer comprising a flexible plastic, fraction of an inch thick sheet material adapted to be positioned in conforming relationship around the exterior of the pole, the layer being formable into a truncated cone substantially matching the taper of the pole;
- (d) the width of the sheet material being predesigned such that opposite edges are adjacent but not when the sheet is wrapped in conforming relationship around the pole;
- (e) further comprising a fastener to secure the sheet in a wrapped position around the pole wherein the fastener comprises an elongated clip having a base with inwardly angled walls at opposite side edges of the base, and in a normal position the inwardly angled walls defining an opening therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.