US 12,107,320 B2
Module for a cellular communications monopole
Richard Williams, Wylie, TX (US); Jignesh Patel, Plano, TX (US); and Ulrich Gienger, Fairview, TX (US)
Assigned to CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed by CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed on May 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/196,591.
Application 18/196,591 is a continuation of application No. 17/227,054, filed on Apr. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,688,925.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/008,097, filed on Apr. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0369740 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01)
CPC H01Q 1/22 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/1221 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A module for a base station monopole comprising:
a wall including a first end and an opposite second end, the wall having an interior surface defining an interior space, the wall including an opening configured to receive electronic equipment and a pair of vent openings in communication with an exterior of the module, wherein the module has a central plane extending between the first end and the second end, the opening symmetrical relative to the central plane, and the pair of vent openings offset from the central plane; and
a reinforcement member directly attached to the interior surface of the wall and between the pair of vent openings, the reinforcement member extending parallel to and centered on the central plane, wherein a gap is formed between the interior surface of the wall and the reinforcement member whereby the reinforcement member is not in contact with the wall, the gap laterally aligned with the pair of vent openings;
wherein the gap is formed by a recess in the reinforcement member.