Patent ID: 7059095
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An anchored monopole upgrade system for safely and efficiently supporting a monopole tower with antennas comprising: a free standing monopole tower fabricated of tubular steel for use in the telecommunications industry capable of supporting antennas used in AM, CATV, FM, Microwave Cellular TV, VHF and the like; the tower having an upper end and a lower end and an intermediate extent there between, the lower extent including a reinforced concrete foundation supporting the tower; a plurality of collar assemblies fabricated of steel positioned around the tower at spaced locations including a lower collar assembly and an upper collar assembly, each collar assembly being composed of two polygonal sections, said polygonal sections having coupling apertures to receive bolts and nuts for securing the two polygonal sections together and four radially projecting arms with cable apertures therein; four anchor assemblies fabricated of hot dipped galvanized steel, each anchor assembly including one vertical post having an upper end and a lower end and two diagonal posts having upper ends and lower ends, the lower ends of all the posts having a screw anchor, each anchor assembly coupled to the ground in a rectangular configuration positioned around the tower, each anchor assembly including a bracket receiving one vertical post and two diagonal posts, each bracket having a lower cable aperture and an upper cable aperture therein; and four upper guy cables and four lower guy cables, an upper guy cable and a lower guy cable for each bracket coupling one projecting arm of each collar assembly through a standard shackle with the upper and lower cable apertures of an associated bracket.