IP Library Granted Patent US 12,684,270
Granted Patent B2
US 12,684,270 · App. 18/581,861 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Ballasted telecommunications equipment mounts and assemblies

Inventors: Jyoti Ojha (Southlake, TX); Dale Heath (Fort Worth, TX); Michael Carnes (Euless, TX); Kevin Ray Paswalk (Watauga, TX)
Assignee: Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC
H04Q1/09H01Q1/1214H01Q1/1221H01Q1/18H01Q1/20H04Q1/02H05K7/186H01Q1/246
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,684,270
App. No.
18/581,861
Filed
Feb 20, 2024
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2845
USPC
343/702
Abstract

The present disclosure describes a telecommunications equipment mount. The mount includes a stabilization frame having a plurality of lower rails, a plurality of vertical rails, and a plurality of upper rails, the lower, vertical, and upper rails forming a top, a bottom, and sides of the stabilization frame to define an open interior cavity. The mount further includes one or more mounting pipes, each mounting pipe secured to a respective side of the stabilization frame.

Claims (21)

1 . A telecommunications equipment mount, comprising:

a stabilization frame having a plurality of lower rails, a plurality of vertical rails, and a plurality of upper rails, the lower, vertical, and upper rails forming a top, a bottom, and sides of the stabilization frame to define an open interior cavity;

one or more support rails coupled to adjacent sides of the stabilization frame;

one or more cross-beam rails coupled to the lower rails of the stabilization frame; and

one or more mounting pipes, each mounting pipe secured to a respective side of the stabilization frame,

wherein the bottom of the stabilization frame is closed to allow one or more weighted items to be placed within the interior cavity to ballast the telecommunications equipment mount on a mounting structure.

2 . The mount of claim 1 , wherein the one or more support rails form a high-capacity support member, the high-capacity support member being configured to provide additional support to the stabilization frame when telecommunications equipment having a total weight over 100 pounds or multiple pieces of telecommunications equipment is secured to the mount.

3 . The mount of claim 1 , wherein an antenna is secured to at least one of the mounting pipes.

4 . The mount of claim 1 , wherein a remote radio unit is secured to at least one of the mounting pipe.

5 . A telecommunications equipment mount assembly, comprising:

one or more units of telecommunications equipment;

a mounting structure, wherein the mounting structure comprises a parapet wall; and

a telecommunications equipment mount, the mount comprising:

a stabilization frame having a plurality of lower rails, a plurality of vertical rails, and a plurality of upper rails, the lower, vertical, and upper rails forming a top, a bottom, and sides of the stabilization frame to define an open interior cavity; and

one or more mounting pipes, each mounting pipe secured to a respective side of the stabilization frame,

wherein the one or more units of telecommunications equipment is secured to the at least one mounting pipe, and

wherein the telecommunications equipment mount is mounted to the mounting structure.

6 . The assembly of claim 5 , wherein the telecommunications equipment is an antenna, a remote radio unit, or a combination thereof.

7 . The mount of claim 5 , wherein the telecommunications equipment mount further comprises one or more support rails coupled to adjacent sides of the stabilization frame, the one or more support rails form a high-capacity support member, the high-capacity support member being configured to provide additional support to the stabilization frame when telecommunications equipment having a total weight over 100 pounds or multiple pieces of telecommunications equipment is secured to the mount.

8 . The mount of claim 5 , wherein the stabilization frame comprises a closed bottom and the open interior cavity of the stabilization frame is configured to hold one or more weighted items.

9 . The mount of claim 5 , wherein the bottom of the stabilization frame comprises one or more cross-beam rails.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE (REEL 068770 / FRAME 0460) Recorded Feb 7, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
Reel/Frame 070149/0432 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 068770/0632 Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
Reel/Frame 069743/0264 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2024
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE INC., OF NORTH CAROLINA; OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC; RUCKUS IP HOLDINGS LLC
To: APOLLO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LLC
Reel/Frame 069889/0114 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Aug 26, 2024
From: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 068770/0460 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (TERM) Recorded Aug 26, 2024
From: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 068770/0632 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2024
From: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC
Reel/Frame 068107/0089 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17930557 · Sep 8, 2022
Continuation 17027837 · Sep 22, 2020
Provisional Application 62976423 · Feb 14, 2020
Provisional Application 62907117 · Sep 27, 2019
Related Publication 20240244352A1 · Jul 18, 2024
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