Patent ID: 6327833
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: E04C,E04H

Abstract:
A pole assembly, comprising:a tubular, hollow stub foundation, having a top and a bottom, an outer surface and an inner surface, and including a below ground cable access opening from the outer surface to the inner surface and an above ground cable access opening from the outer surface to the inner surface;a hollow pole having a top and a bottom, an external surface and an internal surface; wherein the bottom of the hollow pole is open, and the internal surface receives the outer surface of the stub foundation with a close fit; and defining a hole extending from the external surface to the internal surface of the pole, wherein the above ground cable access opening in said hollow stub foundation is at a greater height from the bottom of the stub than the hole in the pole is from the bottom of the pole, and the stub and pole are sized and the above ground cable access opening and the hole in the pole are located such that, upon insertion of the bottom of the stub foundation into the ground with the top of the stub projecting above the ground, and upon placing the pole over the stub and resting on the ground, the above ground cable access opening in said hollow stub foundation is aligned with said hole in the pole.