Antenna tower and support apparatus

• US 20020015001A1
• Filed: 04/10/2000
• Published: 02/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Glenn P. Gillen
• Original Assignee: Glenn P. Gillen
• Inventors: Gillen, Glenn P.
• Granted Patent: US 6,351,250 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 343/890
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 5/02 Buildings or groups of buildings for industrial purposes, e.g. for power-plants or factories buildings forming part of cooling plants E04H5/10
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1242 Rigid masts specially adapted for supporting an aerial

Abstract

An antenna tower and support apparatus includes a foundation and a building mounted on the foundation, the building including a plurality of vertically spaced apart building sections (preferably two, three or more), a bottom and a top. A tower is supported upon the top of the building. A plurality of antenna are attached at multiple elevational positions. Each building section has a security area that is separate from the security area of the other building sections. A plurality of antenna portals are provided at least one on each building section. A plurality of antenna cables are provided, each cable extending from an antenna to a security area of a building section via an antenna portal, wherein each security area has at least one antenna cable that extends to it. Each security area has telecommunications equipment that is connected to one of the antenna cables.

Claims

1. An antenna tower and support apparatus, comprising:

a) a foundation;

b) a building mounted on the foundation, including a plurality of vertically spaced apart building sections, a bottom and a top;

c) a tower supported upon the top of the building;

d) a plurality of antennae attached to the tower at multiple elevational positions;

e) each building section having a security area that is separate from the security area of other building sections;

f) a plurality of antennae portals, at least one provided on each building section;

g) a plurality of antenna cables, each cable extending from an antenna to a security area of a building section via an antenna portal, wherein each security area has at least one antenna cable that extends to it; and

h) each security area having telecommunication equipment that is connected to one of said antenna cables.

2. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the tower is a self supporting tower.

3. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the tower is a guyed tower.

4. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the tower is a monopole tower.

5. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the tower is a guyed tower that is guyed to the top of the building.

6. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least one of the building sections has multiple antenna cables that enter its security area via an antenna portal.

7. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the multiple antennae include at least one microwave antenna.

8. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the multiple antennae include at least one whip antenna.

9. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the multiple antennae include at least one panel antenna.

10. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the multiple antennae include at least one microwave antenna and at least one panel antenna.

11. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the multiple antennae include at least one microwave antenna and at least one whip antenna.

12. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 1 wherein the multiple antennae include at least one whip antenna and at least one panel antenna.

13. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a single ground ring grounded below the earth'"'"'s surface next to the building.

14. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 13 wherein multiple of the building sections have connections to the ground ring.

15. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 14 wherein each building has electronic equipment that is grounded to the ground ring.

16. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 14 wherein each building has metallic equipment that is grounded to the ground ring.

18. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 15 wherein the columns each comprise connected together vertical column sections.

19. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 15 wherein the tower has tower legs, each leg of the tower supported by a column.

20. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 15 wherein the tower is a self supporting tower.

21. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 15 wherein the tower is a guyed tower.

22. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 15 wherein the tower is a monopole tower.

23. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 15 wherein at least one of the building sections has multiple antennae cable that enter its security area via an antennae portal.

24. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 15 wherein the multiple antennae include at least one microwave antenna.

25. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 15 wherein the multiple antennae include at least one whip antenna.

26. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 15 wherein the multiple antennae include at least one panel antenna.

27. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 15 wherein the multiple antennae include at least one microwave antenna and at least one panel antenna.

28. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 15 wherein the multiple antennae include at least one microwave antenna and at least one whip antenna.

29. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 15 wherein the multiple antennae include at least one whip antenna and at least one panel antenna.

30. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 15 further comprising a single ground ring grounded below the earth'"'"'s surface next to the building.

31. The antenna tower and support apparatus of claim 30 wherein multiple of the building sections have connections to the ground ring.

17. An antenna tower and support apparatus, comprising:

a) a foundation;

b) a building mounted on the foundation, including a plurality of vertically spaced apart building sections, a bottom and a top, and a plurality of load bearing columns that span vertically from the bottom to the top;

c) a tower supported upon the top of the building;

d) a plurality of antennae attached to the tower at multiple elevational positions;

e) each building section having a security area that is separate from the security of other building sections;

f) a plurality of antenna portals, at least one provided on each building section;

g) a plurality of antenna cables, each cable extending from an antenna to a security area of a building section via an antenna portal, wherein each security area has at least one antenna cable that extends to it; and

h) each security area having telecommunication equipment that is connected to on of said antenna cables.