Patent ID: 9153853
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: E04H,H01Q

Abstract:
1. A reinforced antenna tower comprising: a) a pole having at least a portion configured as a tubular body with a hollow core, the tubular body having an outer wall with an inner and outer surface; b) a first reinforcement plate bolted to the outer wall with longitudinally spaced apart tower wall bolts, the first reinforcement plate having a perimeter with right and left long sides and upper and lower short sides, a rear primary surface that contacts the outer surface of the outer wall and an outwardly facing front primary surface; c) a second reinforcement plate bolted to the outer wall with longitudinally spaced apart tower wall bolts, the second reinforcement plate having a perimeter with right and left long sides and upper and lower short sides, a rear primary surface that contacts the outer surface of the outer wall and an outwardly facing front primary surface wherein the upper short side of the second reinforcement plate resides adjacent the lower short side of the first reinforcement plate to define a closely spaced reinforcement plate junction; d) an upper pair of laterally spaced apart right and left side gusset plates and an aligned lower pair of laterally spaced apart lower right and left side gusset plates, wherein the upper pair of gusset plates reside above but proximate to the lower pair of gusset plates with respective upper and lower right side and left side gusset plates being vertically aligned and closely spaced apart to define a gusset plate junction, wherein the upper right side gusset plate is welded to the front primary surface of the first reinforcement plate adjacent the right long side thereof and the upper left side gusset plate is welded to the front primary surface of the first reinforcement plate adjacent the left long side thereof, wherein the lower right side gusset plate is welded to the front primary surface of the second reinforcement plate adjacent the right long side thereof and the lower left side gusset plate is welded to the front primary surface of the second reinforcement plate adjacent the left long side thereof, wherein each respective gusset plate has a perimeter with long sides joined by short sides and opposing primary surfaces with a thickness dimension therebetween, and wherein each gusset plate includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart apertures extending through the thickness dimension so that centerlines thereof are substantially orthogonal to the front primary surface of the reinforcement plates, and wherein at least one of the gusset plates has at least one threaded aperture; e) a right side splice plate having a perimeter with long sides separated by short sides and having opposing front and rear primary surfaces with a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart apertures extending therethrough, the right side splice plate apertures aligned with the right side upper and lower gusset plate apertures; f) a left side splice plate having a perimeter with long sides separated by short sides and having opposing front and rear primary surfaces with a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart apertures extending therethrough, the left side splice plate apertures aligned with the left side upper and lower gusset plate apertures; and g) a plurality of splice bolts, each splice bolt having a bolt head and an opposing end that extends through a respective right or left side splice plate aperture into an aligned aperture of the upper or lower corresponding right or left side gusset plate so that the splice bolts extend orthogonal to an axially extending centerline of the tower wall bolts extending out from the outer wall into the first and second reinforcement plates, wherein at least one of the splice bolts threadably engages a respective gusset plate threaded aperture with the splice bolt end residing substantially flush with the respective gusset plate.