Patent ID: 9711846
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: F16B,H01Q

Claim:
1. A communication tower panel security device for securing cover panels covering an antenna service bay arranged within a communication tower having a supporting mast structure and a circumference, said communication tower panel security device comprising: a flexible plastic banding assembly including a length of flexible plastic banding having a first end and a second end, and adapted for wrapping around the cover panels of the antenna service bay of said communication tower having said supporting mast structure; a connecting/tensioning assembly for interconnecting with said flexible plastic banding assembly and generating and maintaining sufficient compression and tension forces to ensure that said flexible plastic banding secures said cover panels in place to said supporting mast structure during expected weather conditions; and wherein said connecting/tensioning assembly comprises: a first connector module for operably connected to the first end of said flexible plastic banding; a second connector module for operably connected to the second end of said flexible plastic banding; and a releasable fastening mechanism for use in coupling together said first and second connector modules under tension, while the first end and said second end of said flexible plastic banding are arranged in an overlapping relationship, so as to provide the desired degree of tension along said flexible plastic banding assembly wrapped about the circumference of said communication tower.