Patent ID: 8424269

Claim:
A reinforcing system for a monopole tower comprising: a vertical monopole tower comprising a tower wall having an inner surface and an outer surface; a first vertical reinforcing member having a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side, the first vertical reinforcing member bolted by a first plurality of one-sided bolts to the vertical monopole tower, wherein the first longitudinal side of the first vertical reinforcing member is attached to a portion of the outer surface of the tower wall, and wherein the first plurality of one-sided bolts are arranged to fasten the first reinforcing member to the tower wall, thereby providing increased resistance to forces acting on said tower wall and substantially increasing the effective load capacity of the monopole tower; a second vertical reinforcing member having a first longitudinal side, and a second longitudinal side, the second vertical reinforcing member bolted by a second plurality of one-sided bolts to the vertical monopole tower, wherein the first longitudinal surface of the second reinforcing member is attached to a portion of the outer surface of the vertical monopole and wherein the second vertical reinforcing member is substantially vertically aligned with the first vertical reinforcing member, and wherein the second plurality of one-sided bolts are arranged to fasten the second reinforcing member to the tower wall, thereby providing increased resistance to forces acting on said tower wall and substantially increasing the effective load capacity of the monopole tower; and a vertical joining plate having a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side, wherein the first longitudinal side of the vertical joining plate is attached to portions of the second longitudinal sides of the first and second reinforcing members, and wherein the joining plate is bolted to at least the first or second reinforcing member.