US 12,146,332 B1
Base for utility pole
Kennith E. George, Edmond, OK (US); and Angela R. Stussi, Edmond, OK (US)
Assigned to Pelco Products, Inc., Edmond, OK (US)
Filed by Pelco Products, Inc., Edmond, OK (US)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/707,916.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/167,483, filed on Mar. 29, 2021.
Int. Cl. E04H 12/22 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 12/2253 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A base for a utility pole, the base comprising:
a housing having a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end of the housing defining an attachment plate, the top end of the housing defining a collar sized to slidably receive the utility pole;
an inner wall located within the housing, the inner wall having a first end and a second end, the first end extending from an inner surface of the collar towards the bottom end of the housing;
a shelf projecting inwardly from the inner wall, the shelf located above and spaced apart from the bottom end of the housing, the shelf configured to receive and support the utility pole such that the utility pole is rotatable on the shelf; and
a first engagement device configured to frictionally secure the utility pole in a selected orientation within the base.