Patent ID: 11923594
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. An antenna mounting device configured to collectively mount a plurality of base station antennas on a mast of a communication tower, comprising:
first, second and third elongated brackets, wherein adjacent ends of the plurality of brackets are pivotally connected together in a head-to-tail manner, each of the first, second and third brackets including an antenna connection portion and a mast connection portion connected to each other, wherein the antenna connection portion faces away from the mast and is configured to connect the base station antenna to the bracket, and the mast connection portion faces the mast and is configured to connect the bracket to the mast; and
a bracket fastening mechanism which is disposed between two adjacent ends of two of the first, second and third brackets, the bracket fastening mechanism configured to move the two adjacent ends via a fastening rod between spaced apart and closely adjacent positions, wherein in the spaced apart position, the brackets are free to slide relative to the mast, and in the closely adjacent position, the brackets clamp onto the mast to prevent relative sliding of the brackets and mast.