Rigging assemblies and systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11060662-B2
Application number	US-201916592442-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 3, 2019
Priority date	Oct 11, 2018
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a rigging assembly, comprising a plurality of rig attachment members, each rig attachment member having a top, a bottom, and at least two side walls, wherein each of the at least two side walls comprise an aperture; a cable serially inserted through each of the apertures of the rig attachment members; and at least one tension member having one end coupled to the cable and having an opposite end secured to one of the rig attachment members, wherein the plurality of rig attachment members are held by the cable in tension exerted by the at least one tension member. A rigging and fall protection system are also described.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A rigging assembly, comprising:
a plurality of rig attachment members, each rig attachment member having a top, a bottom, and at least two side walls, wherein each of the at least two side walls comprise an aperture;
a cable serially inserted through each of the apertures of the rig attachment members; and
at least one tension member having one end coupled to the cable and having an opposite end secured to one of the rig attachment members,
wherein the plurality of rig attachment members is held by the cable in tension exerted by the at least one tension member,
wherein the top and bottom of each rig attachment member are configured to support a rig point member, each rig point member being configured to receive and secure a support cable.

2. The rigging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rigging assembly comprises three rig attachment members.

3. The rigging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one tension member is a turnbuckle jaw.

4. The rigging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rigging assembly further comprises a support cable secured to at least one of the rig point members.

5. The rigging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bottom of each rig attachment member comprises at least one aperture configured to support a support cable.

6. The rigging assembly of claim 5 , wherein the rigging assembly further comprises the support cable secured through at least one of the apertures.

7. The rigging assembly of claim 1 , in combination with a mounting structure, wherein the rigging assembly further comprises a plurality of support cables coupled to an antenna or radio mount, each support cable secured to the rig point member of each rig attachment member.

8. The rigging assembly of claim 7 , wherein the mounting structure is a monopole antenna.

9. The rigging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rigging assembly is configured to be secured around a mounting structure having a diameter of about 12 inches to about 50 inches.

10. The rigging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rigging assembly is configured to support a load having a weight of about 1 pound to about 3600 pounds.

11. The rigging assembly of claim 1 , wherein each rig attachment member is formed of a weldment.

12. The rigging assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of rig attachment members comprise galvanized steel.

13. A rigging system, comprising:
a mounting structure; and
a rigging assembly, the rigging assembly comprising:
a plurality of rig attachment members surrounding the mounting structure, each rig attachment member having a top, a bottom, and at least two side walls, wherein the top and bottom of each rig attachment member are configured to support a rig point member and each of the at least two side walls comprise an aperture;
a cable serially inserted through each of the apertures of the rig attachment members; and
at least one tension member having one end coupled to the cable and having an opposite end secured to one of the rig attachment members,

wherein the plurality of rig attachment members is held by the cable in tension exerted by the at least one tension member, thereby securing the rigging assembly to the mounting structure,
wherein the mounting structure is a monopole antenna.

14. A fall protection system, comprising:
a mounting structure; and
a rigging assembly, the rigging assembly comprising:
a plurality of rig attachment members surrounding the mounting structure, each rig attachment member having a top, a bottom, and at least two side walls, wherein the top and bottom of each rig attachment member are configured to support a rig point member and each of the at least two side walls comprise an aperture;
a cable serially inserted through each of the apertures of the rig attachment members;
at least one tension member having one end coupled to the cable and having an opposite end secured to one of the rig attachment members;
a support cable secured to at least one of the rig point members and configured to support a load weight,

wherein the plurality of rig attachment members are held by the cable in tension exerted by the at least one tension member, thereby securing the rigging assembly to the mounting structure.

Assignees

• Commscope Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Ahmed Firoz

Classifications

• A62B35/0068

  Anchors · CPC title

• F16M13/02 Primary

  for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle · CPC title

• H01Q1/246

  specially adapted for base stations · CPC title

• F16G11/12

  Connections or attachments, e.g. turnbuckles, adapted for straining of cables, ropes, or wire (straining wire in general B21F9/00) · CPC title

• F16M13/022 Primary

  repositionable · CPC title