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US 8,910,431 B2Granted
Tower structure
AssigneeEmi Products, Inc.
InventorsFallon M. Egan, Christoval Sanchez, Patrick M. Weisbrod
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for a tower structure and erection thereof include, in one embodiment, a tower structure comprising a base support member, a mast structure pivotally coupled to the base support member, and a motion control device coupled between the base support member and the mast structure for controlling movement therebetween.
Claims18
A tower structure, comprising:
- a base support member;
- a mast structure pivotally coupled to the base support member;
- a motion control device coupled between the base support member and the mast structure for controlling movement therebetween;
- a weighting member to adjust a force acting on the mast structure;
- and
- a cover disposable about the motion control device when the mast structure is in an upright position.
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A tower structure, comprising:
- a base support member;
- a mast structure coupled to the base support member at a pivot point, the mast structure having an extended member disposed on one side of the pivot point;
- a motion control device coupled between the base support member and the mast structure for controlling movement therebetween;
- one or more weights disposed on the extended member;
- and
- a cover disposable about the motion control device when the mast structure is in an upright position.
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A method for erecting a tower structure, the method comprising:
- fixing a foundation member to the ground;
- coupling a base support member to the foundation member;
- coupling a mast structure to the base support member at a pivot point;
- actuating a motion control device disposed between the base support member and the mast structure to rotate the mast structure relative to the base support member at the pivot point to raise the mast structure to an orientation wherein a longitudinal axis of the mast structure is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the base support member;
- and
- securing the mast structure to the base support member, wherein securing the mast structure to the base support member comprises attaching a lock to a cover that is disposed about the motion control device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.