Universal pole foundation with instant cap
First Claim
1. A pre-fabricated pole foundation for a pole without a base plate comprising:
- a pole cavity with a tapered structure located at bottom center of the pole cavity;
at least one bore in a cavity wall horizontal of the foundation'"'"'s vertical axis, the at least one bore aligned with a bore located in a multi-functional cap;
the multi-functional cap extending between an exterior surface of the pole and pole cavity interior walls at proximity to a top of the pole cavity wherein, the cap retains a plurality of pole cross-sections and materials wherein, at least one through bolt radially aligned with the pole'"'"'s vertical center is inserted through the exterior of the foundations'"'"' cavity wall to engage a multi-functional enclosure and the pole against rotation and uplift forces.
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Abstract
An instant cap (“I-Cap”) for a pole foundation and an all-in-one universal pole foundation are provided. The I-Cap is a just-in-time manufactured device located at the foundation'"'"'s top, filling the gap between the pole foundation cavity'"'"'s inner wall and the pole. The I-Cap transfers lateral pole forces to the foundation wall while providing pole cavity moisture protection as well as protection from pole uplift and rotation forces. Both the pole and the foundation are manufactured to precision. The all-in-one universal pole foundation can be manufactured just-in-time having information at hand about the pole shaft dimensions specified. The pole rests on either a flat or tapered structure at the bottom of the pole cavity with a through opening to enable moisture to evacuate the cavity. The pole is secured to the foundation using at least one through bolts.
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20 Claims
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1. A pre-fabricated pole foundation for a pole without a base plate comprising:
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a pole cavity with a tapered structure located at bottom center of the pole cavity; at least one bore in a cavity wall horizontal of the foundation'"'"'s vertical axis, the at least one bore aligned with a bore located in a multi-functional cap; the multi-functional cap extending between an exterior surface of the pole and pole cavity interior walls at proximity to a top of the pole cavity wherein, the cap retains a plurality of pole cross-sections and materials wherein, at least one through bolt radially aligned with the pole'"'"'s vertical center is inserted through the exterior of the foundations'"'"' cavity wall to engage a multi-functional enclosure and the pole against rotation and uplift forces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A pre-fabricated pole foundation for a pole without a base plate comprising:
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a body formed of cellular structure enclosure, volumetric enclosure or cellular structure and volumetric enclosure; and a pole cavity configured to receive the pole, wherein; the pole cavity is fabricated to form a clearance between a face of a wall of the pole cavity and an outer surface of the pole when the pole is inserted within the pole cavity; sealing material is retained inside a recess at a pole cavity aperture of the foundation; the pole cavity is adaptable to retain a plurality of pole cross-sectional profiles without the use of forms or molds; and the foundation is configured to receive the pole secured by a bolt. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A pole foundation comprising:
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a foundation structure comprising a pole cavity with a tapered structure located at a bottom center of the pole cavity; at least one bore in a cavity wall substantially horizontal of a vertical axis of the foundation; and a multi-functional pole foundation cap having at least one bore aligned with the at least one bore located in the cavity wall, wherein the pole foundation is configured to receive a tapered or non-tapered pole and wherein; at least one bolt is externally inserted into the at least one bore in the pole foundation cavity wall and mechanically couples the multi-functional cap to the pole foundation cavity wall or is configured to mechanically couple the pole and the multi-functional cap to the pole foundation cavity wall; and the engaged multi-functional cap is configured to perform at least one of a) resistance to pole uplift, b) resistance to pole rotation, c) resistance to moisture entry into the pole cavity, d) align the pole with foundation, or e) architecturally detail a connection of the pole to the foundation. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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