Patent ID: 11916278
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A passive intermodulation reducing assembly for a telecommunications structure, the assembly comprising:
an antenna frame including a plurality of horizontal members and a plurality of vertical members, wherein the plurality of vertical members is mounted on the plurality of horizontal members;
a mount secured to a selected one of the plurality of horizontal members, the mount having one or more apertures; and
a passive intermodulation reducing member comprising:
a metallic tubular member sized and configured to fit around a section of a selected one of the plurality of vertical members;
a polymeric member residing between the metallic tubular member and the selected vertical member and extending past at least one end of the metallic tubular member; and
a fastener configured to secure the selected vertical member to the mount attached to the selected one of the plurality of horizontal members,

wherein the fastener is secured around the metallic tubular member and received by the one or more apertures of the mount to secure the selected vertical member to the selected horizontal member, and
wherein the passive intermodulation reducing member provides a mechanical connection configured to dampen vibration between the selected vertical member and the selected horizontal member, thereby reducing passive intermodulation in the radio frequency environment around the telecommunications structure.