Antenna tower platform assembly
An antenna platform includes: a mounting assembly configured to mount to an antenna tower; a plurality of main floor sections, each of the main floor sections connected to the mounting assembly; a plurality of auxiliary floor sections, the auxiliary floor sections arranged in alternating relationship with the plurality of main floor sections to form an endless platform, each auxiliary floor section mounted to two adjacent main floor sections; a plurality of pole supports mounted to each main floor section; a plurality of horizontal antenna poles mounted to the plurality of pole supports, wherein some of the plurality of horizontal antenna poles are main horizontal antenna poles that are positioned radially outwardly of each main floor section, and wherein others of the plurality of horizontal antenna poles are auxiliary horizontal antenna poles that are positioned radially outwardly of each auxiliary floor section; and a plurality of vertical antenna poles mounted to the horizontal antenna poles.
1. An antenna platform, comprising:
a mounting assembly configured to mount to an antenna tower;
a plurality of main floor sections, each of the main floor sections connected to the mounting assembly;
a plurality of auxiliary floor sections, the auxiliary floor sections arranged in alternating relationship with the plurality of main floor sections to form an endless platform, each auxiliary floor section mounted to two adjacent main floor sections;
a plurality of pole supports mounted to each main floor section;
a plurality of horizontal antenna poles mounted to the plurality of pole supports, wherein some of the plurality of horizontal antenna poles are main horizontal antenna poles that are positioned radially outwardly of each main floor section, and wherein others of the plurality of horizontal antenna poles are auxiliary horizontal antenna poles that are positioned radially outwardly of each auxiliary floor section; and
a plurality of vertical antenna poles mounted to the horizontal antenna poles.
2. The antenna platform defined in claim 1 , further comprising an antenna mounted to each of the vertical antenna poles.
3. The antenna platform defined in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of main floor sections is three main floor sections, and the plurality of auxiliary floor sections is three auxiliary floor sections.
4. The antenna platform defined in claim 3 , wherein at least two of the plurality of vertical antenna poles are mounted to each of the horizontal antenna poles.
5. The antenna platform defined in claim 1 , further comprising a handrail mounted above the main floor sections and the auxiliary floor sections.
6. The antenna platform defined in claim 5 , wherein the handrail is mounted to the vertical antenna poles.
7. The antenna platform defined in claim 1 , wherein the mounting assembly is configured so that the main floor sections may be mounted at different radial distances from the mounting assembly.
8. The antenna platform defined in claim 1 , wherein two of the plurality of pole supports are mounted adjacent each end of each main floor section.
9. The antenna platform defined in claim 8 , wherein one of the pole supports mounted to each end of each main floor section supports a main horizontal antenna pole, and the other of the pole supports mounted to each end of each main floor section supports an auxiliary horizontal antenna pole.
10. The antenna platform defined in claim 1 , wherein one of the pole supports is mounted adjacent a radially inward edge of each main floor section.
11. The antenna platform defined in claim 10 , wherein the pole support mounted adjacent a radially inward edge of each main floor section supports an auxiliary horizontal antenna pole.
12. The antenna platform defined in claim 1 , wherein each horizontal antenna pole is spaced from a radially outward edge of an adjacent main floor section or an adjacent auxiliary floor section.
13. The antenna platform defined in claim 1 , wherein auxiliary horizontal antenna poles have a greater length than a length of main horizontal antenna poles.
14. An antenna platform, comprising:
a mounting assembly configured to mount to an antenna tower;
three main floor sections, each of the main floor sections connected to the mounting assembly;
three auxiliary floor sections, the auxiliary floor sections arranged in alternating relationship with the plurality of main floor sections to form an endless platform, each auxiliary floor section mounted to two adjacent main floor sections;
a plurality of pole supports mounted to each main floor section;
a plurality of horizontal antenna poles mounted to the plurality of pole supports, wherein some of the plurality of horizontal antenna poles are main horizontal antenna poles that are positioned radially outwardly of each main floor section, and wherein others of the plurality of horizontal antenna poles are auxiliary horizontal antenna poles that are positioned radially outwardly of each auxiliary floor section; and
a plurality of vertical antenna poles mounted to the horizontal antenna poles;
wherein two of the plurality of pole supports are mounted adjacent each end of each main floor section; and
wherein one of the pole supports mounted to each end of each main floor section supports a main horizontal antenna pole, and the other of the pole supports mounted to each end of each main floor section supports an auxiliary horizontal antenna pole.
15. The antenna platform defined in claim 14 , wherein one of the pole supports is mounted adjacent a radially inward edge of each main floor section.
16. The antenna platform defined in claim 15 , wherein the pole support mounted adjacent a radially inward edge of each main floor section supports an auxiliary horizontal antenna pole.
17. The antenna platform defined in claim 14 , further comprising an antenna mounted to each of the vertical antenna poles.
18. The antenna platform defined in claim 14 , further comprising a handrail mounted above the main floor sections and the auxiliary floor sections.
19. The antenna platform defined in claim 18 , wherein the handrail is mounted to the vertical antenna poles.
20. The antenna platform defined in claim 14 , wherein each horizontal antenna pole is spaced from a radially outward edge of an adjacent main floor section or an adjacent auxiliary floor section.