Through-hole antenna mounts and assemblies

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11456528-B2
Application number	US-202117197729-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2021
Priority date	Apr 21, 2020
Publication date	Sep 27, 2022
Grant date	Sep 27, 2022

Abstract

A monopole-streetlight assembly includes: an elongate monopole having lower and upper ends; a module configured for mounting of telecommunications antennas; the module including an upper plate and a central spine having an upper end that extends above the upper plate; an adapter having a lower sleeve that receives the upper end of the spine and a flange that extends radially outwardly from the sleeve; and a luminaire unit having an arm having a base, the base being secured to the adapter flange, and further having a luminaire mounted opposite the base.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A monopole-streetlight assembly, comprising:
an elongate monopole having lower and upper ends;
a module configured for mounting of telecommunications antennas; the module including an upper plate and a central spine having an upper end that extends above the upper plate;
an adapter having a lower sleeve that receives the upper end of the spine and a flange that extends radially outwardly from the sleeve; and
a luminaire unit having an arm having a base, the base being secured to the adapter flange, and further having a luminaire mounted opposite the base.

2. The assembly defined in claim 1 , further comprising a cover that surrounds the adapter and the base of the luminaire arm.

3. The assembly defined in claim 2 , wherein the cover comprises multiple pieces.

4. The assembly defined in claim 1 , wherein the sleeve includes threaded holes for receiving screws to secure the sleeve to the upper end of the spine.

5. The assembly defined in claim 1 , wherein the luminaire arm is generally horizontally disposed.

6. The assembly defined in claim 1 , wherein the flanges include a plurality of mounting holes.

7. The assembly defined in claim 1 , wherein the module is devoid of antennas and includes a concealment shroud.

8. The assembly defined in claim 1 , wherein at least one antenna is mounted in the module.

9. The assembly defined in claim 1 , Wherein the upper end of the spine extends between about 4 and 8 inches above the upper plate.

10. The assembly defined in claim 1 , further comprising at least one power cable routed through the spine and the sleeve into the luminaire arm to provide power to the luminaire.

11. An antenna mount assembly, the assembly comprising:
an antenna module configured for mounting an antenna having a center through-hole, the antenna module including a pole top mount plate and a central spine coupled to the pole top mount plate and extending upwardly therefrom; and
a removable adapter configured to be secured to an upper end of the central spine, the removable adapter comprising:
a first clamp member including a first partial tubular section and a top plate that extends radially outwardly from the first partial tubular section, the top plate including a plurality of mounting holes; and
a second clamp member including a second partial tubular section and a flange, wherein the flange is configured to be secured to the top plate;

wherein the first and second partial tubular sections are configured to engage the upper end of the spine to secure the removable adapter to the antenna module.

12. The antenna mount assembly of claim 11 , wherein an antenna having a center through-hole is mounted to the central spine of the antenna module, and further comprising a luminaire unit having a base plate and an arm extending upwardly therefrom, the base plate being secured to the top plate of the removable adapter via the mounting holes, and further having a luminaire mounted opposite the base plate.

13. The antenna mount assembly of claim 11 , wherein the pole top mount plate is secured to a monopole.

14. The antenna mount assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a cover that surrounds the removable adapter and the base plate of the luminaire arm, the cover being secured to the top plate of the removable adapter.

15. The antenna mount assembly of claim 14 , wherein the top plate of the removable adapter further includes one or more flanges configured to secure the cover to the top plate.

16. The antenna mount assembly of claim 11 , wherein the first and second partial tubular sections of the removable adapter are secured to the central spine of the antenna module via a through bolt.

17. The antenna mount assembly of claim 14 , wherein the cover comprises multiple pieces.

18. The antenna mount assembly of claim 14 , further comprising a cover retaining member slidably secured to the central spine of the antenna module.

Assignees

• Commscope Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Gienger Ulrich Albert
• Patel Jignesh
• Colapietro Julian R

Classifications

• H01Q1/1242

  Rigid masts specially adapted for supporting an aerial · CPC title

• H01Q1/246 Primary

  specially adapted for base stations · CPC title

• H01Q1/44 Primary

  using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna {, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect}(H01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q1/12

  Supports; Mounting means · CPC title