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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1998
Gene Coll, Cranford, NJ (US);
Thomas & Betts International, Inc., Sparks, NV (US);
Abstract
An antenna mounting system for mounting an antenna mast to a building with a roof having a plurality of exposed rafters extending in spaced-apart parallel relationship, comprises a support member for holding the mast vertically at a predetermined distance from an edge of the roof; a torsion-resistant attachment member for attaching the support member to one of the rafters; and first and second mast stabilizing arms for maintaining the mast in a stable, generally vertical position so as to resist wind effects, the first mast stabilizing are being adapted for attachment to the one rafter by the attachment member, and the second mast stabilizing arm being adapted for attachment to an other rafter spaced from the one rafter. The first and second mast stabilizing arms cooperate with the support member to provide a structurally rigid antenna mounting system. The antenna mast mounted to rafters with such a system can withstand a wind load of up to about 100 mph.