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US 9,287,963 B2Granted
Relay modules for communication within a mesh network
AssigneeMueller International, LLC
InventorsEdward C. Parish, James Ola Williams, David Edwin Splitz
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods for relaying data. An exemplary device includes a relay module comprising: a mast having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a cavity; an antenna disposed within the cavity; and a mounting device coupled to the mast and engageable with a utility structure.
Claims20
A relay module comprising:
- a mast having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a cavity, the mast defining a utility structure marker;
- an antenna disposed within the cavity;
- a spring assembly comprising a spring, an upper spring insert attached to the mast, and a lower spring insert;
- a radio housing;
- and
- a mounting device positioned between the radio housing and the mast, coupled to the mast and engageable with a utility structure, the mounting device attached to the lower spring insert.
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A relay module system comprising:
- a utility structure;
- a mast having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a cavity, the mast defining a utility structure marker, the cavity extending above the utility structure;
- an RF circuit including an antenna, the antenna disposed within the cavity of the mast;
- a radio housing;
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- a mounting device located between the radio housing and the mast, fastening the mast to the utility structure, coupled to the radio housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.