Cable cluster mount

• US 5,320,312 A
• Filed: 05/05/1993
• Issued: 06/14/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Stainless, Inc. (American Tower Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Stainless, Inc. (American Tower Corporation)
• Inventors: Hoenninger, Thomas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): FOSS, J
• Application Number:
  US08/058,484
• Time in Patent Office: 405 Days
• Field of Search: 248/68.1, 248/65, 248/230, 248/69, 174/148, 174/158 R, 174/163 R, 211/107
• US Class Current: 248/68.1
• CPC Class Codes: F16L 3/227 each pipe being supported by a separate element fastened to the base

Abstract

A multiple-cable mount for securing cable hangers to a support member on an antenna tower is described. The mount generally surrounds the support member, and includes spacing members positioned on the interior of the mount and a securing means for attaching the mount to a support member. Cable hangers are attached to the outer perimeter of the mount.

Claims

1. A cable cluster mount for attachment to a support member, the mount comprising:

(a) a continuous body member which generally surrounds the support member, the body member has a plurality of cable hanger attachment positions defined in the continuous body and depending ends that define a passageway into the body member;

(b) a plurality of spacers positioned on the interior of the body member; and

(c) adjusting means for drawing the depending ends of the body member toward each other and the spacers into contact with the support member.

2. The cable mount of claim 1 wherein the body member has a generally circular cross-section.

3. The cable mount of claim 1 wherein there are at least three spacing members.

4. The cable mount of claim 3 wherein the spacing members are equidistantly spaced around the interior of the body member.

5. The cable mount of claim 1 wherein the spacing members are substantially angularly shaped with the apex of each spacing member being in contact with the support member.

6. The cable mount of claim 1 wherein the cable hanger attachment positions are apertures in the body member.

7. The cable mount of claim 1 wherein the spacing members space the body member from the support member by a distance that is at least equal to the distance required for the attachment of cable hangers.

8. The cable mount of claim 1 wherein the adjusting means comprises:

(a) an outward extension on each depending end, each extension having a securing aperture;

(b) a bolt, extending through the securing apertures in the depending ends; and

(c) a matching nut screwed onto the end of the bolt which, when tightened, draws the ends together securing the mount to the support member.

9. The cable mount of claim 1 wherein the body member has a generally polygonal cross-section.

10. The cable mount of claim 9 wherein each of the plurality of cable hanger attachment positions is located on a respective face of the polygonal body member.

11. The cable mount of claim 10 wherein the spacing members space the polygonal member from the support member by a distance that is at least equal to the distance required for the attachment of cable hangers.

12. The cable mount of claim 11 wherein the spacing members are equidistantly spaced around the interior of the polygonal member.

13. The cable mount of claim 12 wherein the spacing members are substantially angularly shaped, with the apex of each spacing member being in contact with the support member.

14. The cable mount of claim 13 wherein having cable hanger attachment positions are defined by the body member having apertures.

15. A multiple-cable mount for attachment to a support member, the mount comprising:

(a) a generally circular, continuous body member which surrounds the support member, having a plurality of apertures which are configured to allow cable hangers to engage the body member and outwardly extending first and second ends that define a throat leading into the circular body portion;

(b) a plurality of stand-offs attached to the interior of the body member; and

(c) securement means for drawing the first and second ends of the body member toward each other, thereby securing the mount to the support member by frictionally engaging the stand-offs with the support member.

16. The multiple-cable mount of claim 15 wherein there are at least three stand-offs.

17. The multiple-cable mount of claim 16 wherein the stand-offs are equidistantly spaced about the interior of the body member.

18. The multiple-cable mount of claim 17 wherein the spacing members are substantially angularly shaped with the apex of the securing member being in contact with the support member.

19. The multiple-cable mount of claim 18 wherein the spacing members space the body member from the support member by a distance that is at least equal to the distance required for the attachment of cable hangers.