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TOWER CONNECTOR

  • US 20120137622A1
  • Filed: 10/18/2011
  • Published: 06/07/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A connector assembly for affixing a main tower to a lower base structure, the connector assembly comprising two connector portions, a first one of said connector portions being for affixing at an upper end of said lower base structure and a second one of said connector portions being for affixing at a lower end of said tower, one of said connector portions having a ring and the other of said connector portions having a collar, the ring defining a ring axis and the collar defining a collar axis and having an opening for receiving the ring, and said connector portions including clamping means for clamping engagement of the ring within the collar, wherein:

  • the ring includes a seat and the collar includes an abutment, the abutment being in contact with the seat for transferring the weight of said tower to said base structure when the ring is clamped within the collar by the clamping means;

    the ring has a main body and a flange, the flange extending radially outwards from the main body of the ring and said flange providing said seat; and

    the contact between the seat and the abutment is along an interface that permits tilt adjustment of the ring axis and collar axis prior to said clamping engagement of the ring within the collar.

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