Patent ID: 6343445
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A structure for supporting an object above the ground, comprising:a foundation; a tower extending above the ground supported by said foundation, said tower having a number of sides, each side extending between paired ones of a number of corner columns, each of said sides including at least one intermediate column between said paired corner columns; and a cable support system extending between the ground and said tower, said cable support system anchored to the ground and connected to said tower, said cable support system including: a plurality of cable sets connected to said tower, at least one of said plurality of cable sets associated with a corresponding one of each of said sides, each of said at least one cable sets having a first cable connected to one of said paired corner columns, a second cable connected to the other of said paired corner columns, and a third cable connected to said at least one intermediate column.