US 12,338,645 B2
Pole assembly
Fouad Hilmy Fouad, Birmingham, AL (US); and Aaron Schapper, Omaha, NE (US)
Assigned to Valmont Industries, Inc.
Filed by VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC., Omaha, NE (US)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/942,447.
Application 17/942,447 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/481,438, filed on Sep. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,970,874.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/082,504, filed on Sep. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0001665 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. E04H 12/22 (2006.01); E04H 12/12 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 12/2269 (2013.01) [E04H 12/12 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pole assembly, wherein the pole assembly comprises:
a hollow inner cavity;
an inner shell wall, wherein the inner shell wall comprises a first column; wherein the inner shell wall surrounds the hollow inner cavity; wherein the inner shell wall comprises a steel or FRP pole;
a center fill layer, wherein the center fill layer surrounds the inner shell wall; wherein the center fill layer comprises concrete; and
an outer shell wall, wherein the outer shell wall comprises a second column; wherein the outer shell wall comprises fiberglass reinforced polymer; wherein the outer shell wall surrounds the inner shell wall and the center fill layer;
wherein the center fill layer comprises a first reinforcement wire comprising steel at a first lower level; and
wherein the center fill layer comprises a second reinforcement wire comprising fiberglass reinforced polymer at a second upper level.