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

Claim 0:
1. 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 mounted on the horizontal members,
wherein at least one of the vertical members is formed of a fiber-reinforced polymer, and
wherein a selected one of the fiber-reinforced polymer vertical members is mounted on a selected one of the plurality of horizontal members via a passive intermodulation reducing member, wherein the passive intermodulation reducing member comprises:
a metallic tubular member sized and configured to fit around a section of the selected fiber-reinforced polymer vertical member;
a polymeric member residing between the metallic tubular member and the selected fiber-reinforced polymer vertical member and extending past at least one end of the metallic tubular member; and
a fastener configured to secure the selected fiber-reinforced polymer vertical member to a mount attached to the selected horizontal member,
thereby providing a mechanical connection configured to dampen vibration between the selected fiber-reinforced polymer vertical member and the selected horizontal member.