Using drones to lift personnel up cell towers
First Claim
1. A method for transporting maintenance personnel at a cell tower, the method comprising:
- responsive to a requirement for a tower climb for one or more of a site survey, a site audit, maintenance, and installation at the cell tower, securing a person in a drone, wherein the drone comprises flight components at a length from the person allowing the flight components to fly over a top of the cell tower and to place the person directly adjacent to a desired location on the cell tower;
flying the drone up the cell tower to locate the person directly adjacent to the desired location;
performing the one or more of a site survey, a site audit, maintenance, and installation at the cell tower; and
connecting to a platform on the cell tower for the person to egress and ingress to the drone, wherein the platform is transported as payload carried by the drone and selectively connected and locked to the cell tower by the person, the platform is for supporting one or more persons for operations on the cell tower.
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Abstract
A method for transporting maintenance personnel at a cell tower includes, responsive to a requirement for a tower climb for one or more of a site survey, a site audit, maintenance, and installation at the cell tower, securing a person in a drone, wherein the drone includes flight components at a substantial length from the person allowing the flight components to fly over a top of the cell tower and to place the person directly adjacent to a desired location on the cell tower; flying the drone up the cell tower to locate the person directly adjacent to the desired location; and performing the one or more of a site survey, a site audit, maintenance, and installation at the cell tower.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for transporting maintenance personnel at a cell tower, the method comprising:
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responsive to a requirement for a tower climb for one or more of a site survey, a site audit, maintenance, and installation at the cell tower, securing a person in a drone, wherein the drone comprises flight components at a length from the person allowing the flight components to fly over a top of the cell tower and to place the person directly adjacent to a desired location on the cell tower; flying the drone up the cell tower to locate the person directly adjacent to the desired location; performing the one or more of a site survey, a site audit, maintenance, and installation at the cell tower; and connecting to a platform on the cell tower for the person to egress and ingress to the drone, wherein the platform is transported as payload carried by the drone and selectively connected and locked to the cell tower by the person, the platform is for supporting one or more persons for operations on the cell tower. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A drone for transporting maintenance personnel at a cell tower, the drone comprising:
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one or more rotors connected to a structure; one or more support members connected to the structure, wherein a person is selectively secured to the one or more support members, wherein the one or more support members comprise a length from the person to the one or more rotors allowing the one or more rotors to fly over a top of the cell tower and to place the person directly adjacent to a desired location on the cell tower; and a connector adapted to connect to a platform on the cell tower for the person to egress and ingress to the drone, wherein the platform is transported as payload carried by the drone and selectively connected and locked to the cell tower by the person, the platform is for supporting one or more persons for operations on the cell tower; wherein, responsive to a requirement for a tower climb for one or more of a site survey, a site audit, maintenance, and installation at the cell tower, the drone is adapted to fly the person up the cell tower for performance thereof. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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