Patent ID: 6944950
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for reinforcing at least one load-bearing section of all existing lattice tower assembly, which load-bearing section has a predetermined compression load, the apparatus comprising: (A) two leg members each comprising a first leg portion and a second leg portion, (B) at least one brace member sized and configured for connection to both of the leg members, and (C) at least one connecting plate sized and configured for attachment to a respective flange plate of the section of the tower assembly and for attachment to an end of one of the leg members, the flange plate being attached to or integral with the section of the tower assembly, wherein the leg members, at least one brace member and at least one connecting plate are sized and configured to form a reinforcing panel which is attachable to the load-bearing section of the tower assembly, so that the two leg members bear at least a portion of the compression load when the panel is attached to the load-bearing section of the tower assembly, transfer means comprising, for each leg member, an intermediate threaded member which threadably receives and connects the first and second leg portions, so that rotation of the intermediate threaded member enables vertical adjustment of the length of the associated leg member, and wherein the transfer means transfers at least a portion of the compression load from the at least one load-bearing section to the leg members so that the at least one load-bearing section has a compression load that is lower than the predetermined compression load.