Patent ID: 6351250
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: E04H,H01Q

Abstract:
An antenna tower and support apparatus, comprising:a) a foundation; b) a multistory building mounted on the foundation, including a plurality of vertically spaced apart building sections that include at least a bottom section positioned next to the foundation and a top section, each building section defining a separate floor of the multistory building; c) an open tower supported upon the multistory building and above the top section, the tower comprising only exposed structural connecting members and not being covered, enabling wind load to be minimized; d) a plurality of antennas attached to the tower at multiple elevational positions; e) each building section having a security area that is separate from the security area of other building sections; f) a plurality of antenna portals, at least one provided on each building section; g) a plurality of antenna cables, each cable extending from an antenna to a security area of a building section via an antenna portal, wherein each security area has at least one antenna cable that extends to it; and h) each security area having telecommunication equipment that is connected to one of said antenna cables.