Patent ID: 6901717
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: E04C,E04H

Abstract:
1. A reinforcement arrangement for a pole having a base plate connected to a supporting foundation and a column attached to the base plate, the reinforcement arrangement comprising: a base flange adapted to surround a lower portion of the column and be attached to the base plate; elongate supports attached to said base flange at discrete locations around a circumference of the column and extend vertically alongside the column; annular clamping collars adapted to be arranged around the column at different vertical locations, said clamping collars engaging with said supports to thereby form a skeletal framework around the column, wherein each of said collar segments further comprises an inner wall adapted to conform to an adjacent portion of the column and an outer wall spaced from said inner wall to thereby define a space in which said ends of said supports are situated, said ends of said supports being attached to said inner and outer walls.