Collar mount for a cellular communications monopole
A collar mount for a base station monopole has a plurality of pressure members that surround the monopole. Threaded members are connected between adjacent pressure members to tighten the pressure members against the monopole. Pressure plates of the pressure members have a forward edge configured to engage the monopole at a pressure point. A dispersement plate is positioned at the pressure point where the dispersement plate is non-rigidly connected to the pressure plates. A second threaded member may connect the upper pressure plates of each two adjacent pressure members together. Each of the pressure members may include a plurality of pressure plates where the pressure plates have a width direction extending parallel to the monopole and a thickness direction extending perpendicular to the width direction where the width direction is larger than the thickness direction.
1. A collar mount, the collar mount comprising:
a plurality of pressure members, each of the plurality of pressure members comprising an upper pressure plate and a lower pressure plate each having a forward edge configured to engage a base station monopole at a pressure point;
a dispersement plate connected to each upper pressure plate and each lower pressure plate via a connection mechanism, each dispersement plate configured to be positioned at the pressure point between the forward edge of the respective pressure plate and the base station monopole; and
wherein each connection mechanism is configured to hold the respective dispersement plate in non-rigidly fixed position relative to the respective pressure plate, thereby allowing the collar mount to be in a tilted position relative to the base station monopole while each dispersement plate is in a flush and parallel position with an outer surface of the base station monopole.
2. The collar mount according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pressure members are spaced evenly about the collar mount.
3. The collar mount according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pressure members are connected by a plurality of threaded members.
4. The collar mount according to claim 3 , wherein at least one of the plurality of threaded members is connected between each two adjacent pressure members of the plurality of pressure members.
5. The collar mount according to claim 3 , wherein two of the plurality of threaded members are connected between each two adjacent pressure members of the plurality of pressure members.
6. The collar mount according to claim 3 , wherein four of the plurality of threaded members are connected between each two adjacent pressure members of the plurality of pressure members.
7. The collar mount according to claim 3 , wherein a threaded connector engages each of the plurality of threaded members.
8. The collar mount according to claim 1 , wherein the upper pressure plate and a lower pressure plate are configured to extend substantially perpendicular to the base station monopole.
9. The collar mount according to claim 1 , wherein a support plate is connected between the upper pressure plate and the lower pressure plate.
10. The collar mount according to claim 9 , wherein a standoff arm extends from the support plate.
11. The collar mount according to claim 1 , wherein each dispersement plate comprises a relatively small, flat, rigid planar plate.
12. The collar mount according to claim 1 , wherein the connection mechanism comprises a first flange and a second flange opposed to the first flange and a threaded member.
13. A collar mount, the collar mount comprising:
a plurality of pressure members;
a plurality of threaded members connecting the plurality of pressure members, wherein at least one of the plurality of threaded members is connected between each two adjacent pressure members of the plurality of pressure members;
each of the plurality of pressure members comprising a plurality of pressure plates, each of the pressure plates of a respective pressure member being coupled to an exterior plate, each of the plurality of pressure plates having a width direction extending parallel to a corresponding base station monopole and a thickness direction extending perpendicular to the width direction where the pressure plate is significantly larger in the width direction than in the thickness direction,
wherein each of the plurality of pressure plates has a shallow recess configured to receive at least a portion of the corresponding base station monopole.
14. The collar mount according to claim 13 , wherein the exterior plate provides a connection area for connecting the exterior plate to a standoff arm.
15. The collar mount according to claim 13 , comprising a reinforcement rib between the exterior plate and the plurality of pressure plates.
16. The collar mount according to claim 13 , wherein the plurality of pressure plates include a plurality of apertures for receiving one of the plurality of threaded members.
17. A collar mount, the collar mount comprising:
at least three pressure members, wherein adjacent pressure members are connected together via one or more threaded members;
each of the plurality of pressure members comprise an upper pressure plate and a lower pressure plate extending parallel to each other and coupled together via a support plate, the upper and lower pressure plates each having a forward edge configured to engage a base station monopole at a respective pressure point; and
a plurality of dispersement plates, each dispersement plate positioned at the respective pressure points between the forward edges of the upper and lower pressure plates and the base station monopole,
wherein each dispersement plate is non-rigidly connected to the respective upper and lower pressure plates.
18. The collar mount according to claim 17 , wherein each dispersement plate comprises a connection mechanism for connecting the dispersement plate to the respective upper or lower pressure plate.