Electrical device mounting pole

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9328529-B2
Application number	US-201414161916-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 23, 2014
Priority date	Mar 4, 2013
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

Abstract

A mounting pole for high voltage equipment can be adjusted at particular increments to provide for installations at various heights. A base section includes a right-side flange, a left-side flange, and a center web formed substantially in the shape of an I-beam with a front channel. The center web includes a first set of adjustment holes. The base section also includes a control mounting bracket to receive hardware for securing a control unit for a high voltage switch. A channel assembly is slideably contained within the front channel. The channel assembly includes a second set of adjustment holes, and a set of mounting holes to receive hardware for securing the high voltage switch. The base section and the channel assembly are configured so that the first and second set of adjustment holes can be selectively aligned during field operations to set the mounting pole at one of multiple height increments.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mounting pole for high voltage equipment, comprising:
a base section including:
a right-side flange, a left-side flange, and a center web formed substantially in the shape of an I-beam with a front channel, wherein the center web includes a first set of adjustment holes,
multiple retaining brackets that span across the front channel from a front edge of the right-side flange to a front edge of the left-side flange, and
a control mounting bracket secured to at least one of the right-side flange or the left-side flange to receive hardware for securing a control unit for a high voltage switch; and

a channel assembly slideably contained within the front channel, wherein the channel assembly includes:
a second set of adjustment holes, and
a set of mounting holes, positioned above the second set of adjustment holes, to receive hardware for securing the high voltage switch,

wherein the base section and the channel assembly are configured so that at least some of the first set of adjustment holes and some the second set of adjustment holes may be selectively aligned during field operations to set the mounting pole at one of multiple height increments.

2. The mounting pole of claim 1 , further comprising a mounting plate secured to the bottom of the base section, wherein the mounting plate includes multiple apertures that are configured to receive hardware to secure the mounting pole to a platform.

3. The mounting pole of claim 2 , wherein the base section and the mounting plate are further supported by a first set of extensions secured to the right-side flange and the mounting plate, and a second set of extensions secured to the left-side flange and the mounting plate.

4. The mounting pole of claim 1 , wherein the channel assembly further includes a lifting eye exposed at a top end of the channel assembly, and wherein the lifting eye is configured to support the weight of the mounting pole while the mounting pole is set at any one of the multiple height increments.

5. The mounting pole of claim 1 , wherein the channel assembly further includes another set of mounting holes, positioned above the second set of adjustment holes and below the set of mounting holes, to receive hardware for securing a power module for the high voltage switch.

6. The mounting pole of claim 1 , wherein the first set of adjustment holes and the second set of adjustment holes are configured to receive hardware therethrough to maintain a selected alignment.

7. The mounting pole of claim 1 , wherein the first set of adjustment holes and the second set of adjustment holes are configured to provide multiple 12-inch height increments for the mounting pole.

8. The mounting pole of claim 7 , wherein the multiple 12-inch height increments include a 10-foot height and a 16-foot height.

9. The mounting pole of claim 1 , wherein the channel assembly further includes a bar with a substantially C-shaped cross section.

10. A method for installing high voltage equipment on an adjustable mounting pole that includes a base section with mounting brackets and a channel assembly with mounting holes, comprising:
positioning the channel assembly within the base section to achieve a desired mounting pole height, wherein the channel assembly includes a first set of adjustment holes and the base section includes a second set of adjustment holes;
aligning some of the first set of adjustment holes of the channel assembly with some of the second set of adjustment holes of the base section;
installing hardware through at least some of the aligned adjustment holes;
securing a mounting plate of the mounting pole to a foundation;
securing high voltage equipment to the mounting pole using at least some of the mounting holes in the channel assembly; and
securing high voltage equipment to the mounting pole using the mounting brackets on the base section.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the channel assembly further comprises a lifting eye exposed at a top end of the channel assembly, and wherein positioning the channel assembly within the base section to achieve the desired mounting pole height comprises:
lifting the channel assembly via the lifting eye.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein securing high voltage equipment to the mounting pole using at least some of the mounting holes in the channel assembly comprises:
inserting, though some of the mounting holes, hardware for securing a high voltage switch, and
inserting, though some of the other mounting holes, hardware for securing a power module for the high voltage switch.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein positioning the channel assembly within the base section to achieve the desired mounting pole height comprises:
aligning the channel assembly relative to the base section to achieve a mounting pole height of between 10 and 16 feet.

14. A system, comprising:
a first mounting bracket configured to support a high voltage switch;
a control unit; and
a mounting pole that includes a base section and a channel section,
wherein the base section includes a second mounting bracket configured to support the control unit,
wherein the base section and the channel section are configured to be secured in different positions relative to each other to achieve different incremental heights of the mounting pole,
wherein the channel section includes a first set of mounting holes configured to receive the first mounting bracket, and
wherein second mounting bracket is configured to remain at a fixed height and the first set of mounting holes are configured to be selectively positioned to set the first mounting bracket at one of multiple incremental heights.

15. The system of claim 14 , further comprising:
a third mounting bracket configured to support a power module for the high voltage switch,
wherein the channel section includes a second set of mounting holes configured to receive the third mounting bracket.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the base section includes a right-side flange, a left-side flange, and a center web formed substantially in the shape of an I-beam with a front channel, wherein the center web includes a first set of adjustment holes, and
wherein the channel assembly is slideably contained within the front channel.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the base section further includes:
multiple retaining brackets that span across the front channel from a front edge of the right-side flange to a front edge of the left-side flange.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the mounting pole further comprises:
a mounting plate secured to the bottom of the base section, wherein the mounting plate includes multiple apertures that are configured to receive hardware to secure the mounting pole to a platform.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the mounting pole further comprises:
a first set of extensions secured to the right-side flange and the mounting plate, and
a second set of extensions secured to the left-side flange and the mounting plate.

20. The system of claim 14 , wherein the channel assembly further includes a lifting eye exposed at a top end of the channel assembly, and wherein the lifting eye is configured to support a weight of the mounting pole.

Assignees

• Thomas & Betts Int
• Thomas & Betts Int Llc

Inventors

• Fong Robert
• Gardner Daniel L
• Reed Geoffrey
• Diparisi Philip

Classifications

• H02B5/02

  mounted on pole, e.g. pole transformer substation · CPC title

• Y10T29/49117

  Conductor or circuit manufacturing · CPC title

• E04H12/08 Primary

  of metal · CPC title

• H05K7/00

  Constructional details common to different types of electric apparatus (casings, cabinets, drawers H05K5/00) · CPC title