Antenna mounting assembly and method

• US 6,768,474 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2002
• Issued: 07/27/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: SPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: SPX Corporation
• Inventors: Hunt, Robert E.
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAN, THO GIA
• Application Number:
  US10/324,013
• Publication Number:
  US 20040119655A1
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• Field of Search: 343/878, 343/882, 343/890, 343/891, 343/892, 343/879, 343/880, 248/218.4, 248/228.4, 248/229.23, 248/230.4, 248/512, 248/514, 248/539
• US Class Current: 343/892
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1228 on a boom
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/125 Means for positioning

Abstract

An antenna attachment device and method that can attach to a vertical or angled structural member such as, for example, a vertical or an angled antenna tower leg, and that can support a mounting pipe at a desired angle such as, for example, in a vertical position.

Claims

1. An apparatus for mounting an item to a structural member, the apparatus comprising:

a first clamping assembly that claims onto the item and clamps onto the structural member and connects them at a first distance from each other; and

a second clamping assembly that clamps to the item and clamps onto the structural member and connects them at a second distance from each other, said second clamping assembly having at least one spacer removable to vary the second distance between the item and the structural member, wherein at least one of the first and second clamp assemblies comprises;

a mounting clamp element having a cylindrical pipe section therein; and

at least one U-bolt surrounding the pipe section and rotatable about the pipe section.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the item is a pipe mount of an antenna.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the structural member is a leg of a tower.

4. A clamp assembly for clamping an item to a structural member, the assembly comprising:

a back plate;

at least two threaded rods attached to the back plate;

a mounting clamp attached to the threaded rods and having a cylindrical pipe portion;

at least one first U-bolt configured to partially surround the cylindrical pipe portion of the clamp and rotatable around the cylindrical pipe portion;

an attachment plate attached to the U-bolt; and

at least one second U-bolt for attaching to the item in conjunction with the attachment plate.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a removable spacer disposed between the mounting clamp and the attachment plate.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the item is a pipe mount of an antenna.

7. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the structural member is a leg of a tower.

8. An apparatus for mounting an item to a structural member, the apparatus comprising:

first means for clamping onto the item and clamping onto the structural member and connecting them at a first distance from each other,

second means for clamping onto the item and clamping onto the structural member and connecting them at a second distance from each other, said second clamping means having at least one spacer removable to vary the second distance between the item and the structural member, wherein at least one of the first and second clamping means comprises;

a mounting means having a cylindrical pipe section therein; and

U-shaped means for surrounding the pipe section and rotating about the pipe section.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the item is a pipe mount of an antenna.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the structural member is a leg of a tower.

11. A clamp assembly for clamping an item to a structural member, the assembly comprising:

first means for clamping onto the item and clamping onto the structural member and connecting them at a first distance from each other;

second means for clamping onto the item and clamping onto the structural member and connecting them at a second distance from each other, wherein at least one of the first and second clamping means comprises;

U-shaped means permitting rotation between the first and second means; and

removable spacing means.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the item is a pipe mount of an antenna.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the structural member is a leg of a tower.

14. A method for mounting an item to a structural member, the method comprising:

clamping a first clamping assembly onto the item and onto the structural member and connecting them at a first distance from each other;

clamping a second clamping assembly onto the item and onto the structural member and connecting them at a second distance from each other;

wherein at least one of the first and second clamping assemblies comprises;

a mounting clamp having a cylindrical pipe section therein; and

at least one U-bolt surrounding the pipe section and rotatable about the pipe section; and

inserting a removable spacer to vary the second distance between the item and the structured member.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the item is a pipe mount of an antenna.

16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the structural member is a leg of a tower.

17. The method according to claim 14, further comprising inserting a plurality of stacked spacers.