Strand mountable antenna enclosure for wireless communication access system
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1. An antenna enclosure, comprising:
- a hollow shell of material which is transparent to at least a selected frequency range of radio frequency (RF) radiation, the shell having an upper end and a lower end;
at least a first antenna element mounted inside the shell;
at least one connecting bracket coupled to the upper end of the shell and configured for connecting the antenna enclosure to a line extending in a first direction between two utility poles such that the hollow shell is suspended from the line; and
at least one cable connector extending through the shell and configured for connection to external and internal cables for signal communication to and from the antenna element.
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Abstract
An antenna enclosure is designed to be suspended from a line such as a messenger strand which extends in a first direction between a pair of utility poles, in a similar manner to other aerial strand mounted communication system components. At least one antenna element is mounted in the enclosure. The antenna enclosure in one example is elongated in the first direction and tapers inwardly in a vertical direction between the upper and lower ends of the enclosure. Two spaced connecting brackets mounted on the upper end of the enclosure are configured for connection to spaced positions on a line to suspend the enclosure from the line.
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1. An antenna enclosure, comprising:
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a hollow shell of material which is transparent to at least a selected frequency range of radio frequency (RF) radiation, the shell having an upper end and a lower end; at least a first antenna element mounted inside the shell; at least one connecting bracket coupled to the upper end of the shell and configured for connecting the antenna enclosure to a line extending in a first direction between two utility poles such that the hollow shell is suspended from the line; and at least one cable connector extending through the shell and configured for connection to external and internal cables for signal communication to and from the antenna element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A wireless communication access system, comprising:
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at least one base station mechanically supported by a line extending in a first direction between two utility poles; at least one antenna enclosure mechanically supported by the line at a location spaced from the base station, and at least one antenna element mounted inside the enclosure; and a communication cable extending between the base station and antenna enclosure and configured for radio frequency (RF) signal communication between the antenna element and base station. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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