Patent ID: 7765770

Claim:
A modular utility pole comprising a pole segment extending axially upwardly from a separate service line distribution base, the distribution base located at a bottom portion of the pole near ground level and supporting the pole segment removably mounted thereon, a contour of the modular utility pole along the service line distribution base being defined by an envelope circumscribing an internal support structure of a cabinet, the cabinet extending axially upwardly from a ground anchor and defining an internal chamber housing distribution equipment, the envelope of the cabinet having at least one door for providing access to the distribution equipment for interconnecting subscribers to at least one service line, the ground anchor having an upstanding portion at least partly buried in the ground, and wire conduits extending generally upwardly along said ground anchor and containing buried wires, the internal chamber having a bottom opening receiving the wires for connection to the distribution equipment, wherein the internal support structure of the cabinet comprises a central upstanding plate extending across the internal chamber from the ground anchor to a top end of the internal chamber, and a top cover mounted on top of the central upstanding plate, the pole segment being bolted to the top cover and supported by the central upstanding plate, wherein said upstanding portion has a substantially cruciform shape, and wherein said ground anchor further includes a collar extending around an upper end of said upstanding portion.