IP Library Granted Patent US 12,562,449
Granted Patent B2
US 12,562,449 · App. 18/270,174 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Mast infrastructure element and support module

Inventor: Alain Rolland (Boussy-Saint-Antoine, FR)
Assignee: STATIONS-E
H01Q1/1242E04H12/2261H05K7/186E04H12/08
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Patent No.
US 12,562,449
App. No.
18/270,174
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Mast infrastructure element and support module. Disclosed is an infrastructure element ( 1 ) including a mast ( 2 ) capable of receiving at least one telecommunication antenna ( 20 ), and at least one support module ( 3 ) which is closed at the top and capable of receiving electrical equipment (E) within it permanently, the mast ( 2 ) being fastened onto the support module ( 3 ) without passing through it vertically, and at least one non-supporting accessory module ( 4,5 ) capable of receiving electrical equipment (E), the accessory module ( 4,5 ) being joined laterally to the support module ( 3 ).

Claims (32)

1 . An infrastructure element including:

a mast configured to receive at least one telecommunication antenna,

at least one support module closed at a top thereof and configured to receive electrical equipment internally and permanently, the mast being fixed to the support module without passing vertically therethrough, the support module comprising four support columns fixed to a base and held in an upper part thereof by an upper panel having a support plate fixed thereto and onto which the mast is fixed, the support columns being joined on at least two lateral sides of the support module by bracing struts, and

at least one non-supporting accessory module configured to receive the electrical equipment, the accessory module being assembled laterally to the support module.

2 . The element claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of:

the support module having a parallelepipedal shape and including a framework with the four support columns,

the mast having a height between 4 and 10 meters and a section with a diameter between 80 mm and 350 mm,

the support module including at least one vertical enclosure panel, or

the support module including at least one vertical enclosure panel and at least one door with dimensions substantially identical to those of the enclosure panel.

3 . The element claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of:

the support module and said at least one accessory module being assembled by bolting together, or

the support module and said at least one accessory module exhibiting a continuity of front panel in assembly thereof.

4 . The element claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of:

at least one of the accessory modules being a single module having dimensions substantially identical to those of the support module,

at least one of the accessory modules being a module having dimensions different from those of the support module, or

at least one of the accessory modules being a module having dimensions different from those of the support module and the element including a lateral assembly of a respective said support module with one or more accessory modules, the assembly being chosen from: a double module assembled on one side of the support module, a single module assembled on one side of the support module, a double module and a single module assembled on respective opposite sides of the support module.

5 . The element claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of:

the support module and said at least one accessory module each defining an internal volume able to receive electrical equipment, the internal volumes of two modules assembled side-by-side communicating with each other, or

said at least one accessory module and said support module each including at least one enclosure panel, the enclosure panels being identical.

6 . The element claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of:

said at least one accessory module including at least one door identical to at least one door of the support module, or

the support module including the support plate onto which the mast is fixed, seating of this plate being adjustable relative to a remainder of the support module.

7 . The element claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of:

the support module or the accessory module(s) receiving equipment fixed in electrical cabinets or racks present inside the support module or accessory modules, or

the support module or said at least one accessory module being pre-equipped with ducts, gutters, rails, or electrical cable guides.

8 . The element claimed in claim 1 , wherein the equipment received in the support module or said at least one accessory module or fixed to the mast at least one of:

having telecommunication functionalities, the equipment being adapted to be connected to the antenna carried by the mast,

having electrical power supply functionalities, or

being video servers or cameras, lighting, connected racks, GPS antennas or other location systems or sensors configured for urban use.

9 . The element claimed in claim 1 , further including a concrete block onto which at least the support module is fixed, or wherein at least one of:

the element including a roof covering at least part of the support module, the support module including a deck, the roof being supported at a distance from the deck of the support module, or

the element including a roof covering at least part of the support module, the support module including a deck, the roof being supported at a distance from the deck of the support module and the roof being modular with a module having an opening for the mast to pass through.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2024
From: ROLLAND, ALAIN
To: STATIONS-E
Reel/Frame 068429/0363 →
Priority Claims (3)
FR 2014207 · Dec 29, 2020 · national
FR 2014210 · Dec 29, 2020 · national
FR 2014211 · Dec 29, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240106102A1 · Mar 28, 2024
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