Patent ID: 8156712
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: E04G,E04H,H01Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A reinforced vertical multi-sided monopole tower, comprising: a monopole-type tower wall having a solid outer wall formed into at least one side; the tower wall having an outer surface and an inner surface; a first vertical reinforcing member having a first longitudinal side, a second longitudinal side and a first abutting surface between the first and second longitudinal sides, the first vertical reinforcing member bolted by a plurality of bolts to the outer surface of the at least one side of the monopole-type tower wall such that the first longitudinal side of the first vertical reinforcing member overlays a portion of the outer surface of the at least one side of the tower wall; a second vertical reinforcing member having a first longitudinal side, a second longitudinal side, and a second abutting surface between the first and second longitudinal sides, the second vertical reinforcing member bolted by a plurality of bolts to the outer surface of the at least one side of the monopole-type tower wall such that the first longitudinal side of the second vertical reinforcing member overlays a portion of the outer surface of the at least one side of the tower wall, wherein the second vertical reinforcing member is vertically aligned with the first vertical reinforcing member such that the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface are adjacent; a vertical joining plate bolted to the second longitudinal side of the first vertical reinforcing member or the second longitudinal side of the second vertical reinforcing member, wherein at least one bolt passes through the vertical joining plate and either the first vertical reinforcing member or the second vertical reinforcing member and into the at least one side of the monopole-type tower wall.