Mounting bracket for antenna
A mounting bracket for an antenna includes clamp jaws that are adapted to be arranged around a monopole and are adjustably couplable with each other to clamp the monopole. Each clamp jaw comprises a first plate, a second plate, and a backplate that couples the first plate to the second plate and defines holes therein. The mounting bracket further comprises at least two mounting fasteners, and each mounting fastener is adapted to extend through corresponding holes of the adjacent clamp jaws and is configured to be tightened or loosened to move the clamp jaws toward or away from each other, respectively. The mounting bracket furthermore comprises adaptor bodies having a first plate and a second plate. The first plate defines first apertures therein and is couplable to a corresponding clamp jaw via fasteners inserted through the first apertures in the first plate.
1 . A mounting bracket for an antenna, the mounting bracket comprising:
three clamp jaws adapted to be arranged around a monopole and adjustably couplable with each other to clamp and unclamp the monopole, each of the three clamp jaws comprising:
a first plate;
a second plate; and
a backplate that couples the first plate to the second plate and defines holes therein;
three mounting fasteners, each mounting fastener of the three mounting fasteners adapted to extend through corresponding holes of the adjacent clamp jaws and configured to be tightened or loosened to move the three clamp jaws toward or away from each other, respectively; and
three adaptor bodies, each adaptor body of the three adaptor bodies comprises a first plate and a second plate coupled to the first plate,
wherein the first plate of the adaptor body defines first apertures therein and is couplable to a corresponding clamp jaw via adaptor fasteners inserted through the first apertures in the first plate of the adaptor body,
wherein the first plate and the second plate of the three clamp jaws each define a toothed concave edge.
2 . The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first apertures in the first plate of the adaptor body are slots.
3 . The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first apertures in the first plate of the adaptor body facilitate moving the corresponding clamp jaw with respect to the adaptor body upon tightening and loosening of the mounting fasteners.
4 . The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second plate of the adaptor body defines second apertures and is adapted to be coupled to the antenna via adaptor fasteners inserted through the second apertures in the second plate of the adaptor body.
5 . The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the second apertures in the second plate of the adaptor body are slots, holes, or protuberances.
6 . The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mounting fasteners comprise nut and bolt arrangements.
7 . The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 1 , in combination with first, second and third antennas mounted to, respectively, one of the three adaptor bodies of the mounting bracket.
8 . The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the combination of the mounting bracket and the first, second, and third antennas is in further combination with the monopole, the three clamp jaws engaging the monopole.
9 . The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the three clamp jaws is a triangular clamp jaw in which the first plate and the second plate of the three clamp jaws define a toothed concave edge.
10 . The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the backplate of each of the three clamp jaws comprises two outwardly extending flanges that define the holes for receiving the mounting fasteners.
11 . The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mounting bracket is adjustable to accommodate monopoles having a diameter varying in a range of 3.5 inches to 6.625 inches.
12 . An antenna assembly, the antenna assembly comprising:
a monopole;
three antennas; and
a mounting bracket assembly, the mounting bracket assembly comprising:
a clamping assembly comprising three clamp jaws arranged around the monopole;
three mounting fasteners, each mounting fastener extending through corresponding holes of adjacent clamp jaws to secure the clamp jaws around the monopole; and
three adaptor bodies, each adaptor body coupled to an upper surface of a respective clamp jaw and configured to be secured to an adjacent adaptor body,
wherein each antenna is secured to a respective adapter body of the mounting bracket assembly.
13 . The antenna assembly as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the clamp jaws are adjustably couplable with each other to clamp and unclamp the mounting bracket assembly to the monopole.
14 . The antenna assembly as claimed in claim 12 , wherein each adaptor body comprises a first plate and a second plate coupled to the first plate, the first plate defines first apertures therein and is couplable to a corresponding clamp jaw via fasteners inserted through the first apertures in the first plate of the adaptor body.
15 . The antenna assembly as claimed in claim 12 , wherein each mounting fastener is configured to be tightened or loosened to move the three clamp jaws toward or away from each other, respectively.
16 . The antenna assembly as claimed in claim 12 , wherein each of the three clamp jaws comprise a first plate, a second plate, and a backplate that couples the first plate to the second plate and defines holes therein.
17 . A mounting bracket for an antenna, the mounting bracket comprising:
a clamping assembly, the clamping assembly comprising three clamp members adapted to be arranged around a monopole, each clamp member adjustably coupled to the adjacent clamping members to clamp and unclamp the monopole; and
three adaptor members, each adaptor member comprises a first plate and a second plate coupled to the first plate, the second plate arranged substantially perpendicular to the first plate,
wherein the first plate of each adaptor member defines at least two apertures therein and is couplable to a corresponding clamp member via respective fasteners inserted through each of the apertures in the first plate of the respective adaptor member, the fasteners configured to traverse within the respective apertures, thereby allowing radial movement of the adaptor member relative to the monopole.
18 . The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 17 , each of the three clamp members comprising, a first plate, a second plate, and a backplate that couples the first plate to the second plate.
19 . The mounting bracket as claimed in claim 17 , further comprising three mounting fasteners, each mounting fastener adapted to extend through corresponding holes of the adjacent clamp members and configured to be tightened or loosened to move the three clamp members toward or away from each other, respectively.