U.S. patent number 3,671,738 [Application Number 05/106,180] was granted by the patent office on 1972-06-20 for lighting standard or pole with doubly hinged base.
Invention is credited to Robert W. Beachley, P.O. Box 11281.
United States Patent |
3,671,738 |
|
June 20, 1972 |
LIGHTING STANDARD OR POLE WITH DOUBLY HINGED BASE
Abstract
A lighting standard or pole is provided with a base assembly
including a ground concrete base having upstanding studs arranged
at the corners of a square, a base plate having openings receiving
the studs and adjustable nuts upon the studs for securing the base
plate to the studs in a manner that the base plate can be leveled
so that the lighting pole will be extended vertically plumb with
respect to the ground. The opposite sides of the base plate are
extended upwardly and to these opposite sides are opposing hinged
plates one of which can be pivoted upwardly and over to the right
and the other of which can be pivoted upwardly and over to the
left. A top plate is secured by bolts to the hinge plates and upon
releasing the bolts at one side of the top plate and from one hinge
plate the top plate and the pole can be tilted downwardly from one
direction and upon releasing the bolts from the other hinge plate
while leaving the bolts attached to the one hinge plate the
lighting pole can be tilted downwardly from the opposite direction.
With the pole tilted one way or the other the fixture and the base
are made accessible for servicing. The base plate while being
connected to four studs has multiple openings to permit the base
plate to be oriented detaching the base plate from the studs and
replacing the same into other holes angularly disposed from one
another about a center opening in the base plate so that the base
plate can be angularly oriented to free the lighting fixture from
trees or the like when it is desired to tilt the lighting post
toward the ground. A split skirt formed of hingeable parts is
detachably fitted about the base plate assembly and pole to enclose
the same and give a more pleasing appearance. A rust-proof pan is
provided under the base plate with sides extending upwardly to
enclose the base plate and the hinge plates to permit a recessing
of the base assembly into the ground so that the pole top plate
would lie just slightly thereabove.
Inventors: |
Robert W. Beachley, P.O. Box
11281 (Charlotte, NC 28209) |
Family
ID: |
22309952 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/106,180 |
Filed: |
January 13, 1971 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
362/431; 52/296;
52/292; 248/156 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F21V
21/36 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
F21V
21/36 (20060101); F21s 013/10 () |
Field of
Search: |
;240/84 ;52/292,296
;248/158 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Samuel S. Matthews
Assistant Examiner: Michael Harris
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Polachek & Saulsbury
Claims
1. A lighting standard or pole construction comprising ground
support means having upwardly extending stud bolt members, a pole
base plate detachably secured to said stud members, said base plate
having opposing hinge plates hingedly secured to the opposite sides
of said base plate and a top plate with a lighting pole and fixture
extending upwardly therefrom having its opposite sides respectively
secured to the respective opposing hinge plates, whereby upon
releasing one side of the top plate from one hinge plate the pole
with the light fixture can be tilted downwardly with the hinge
plate at the opposite side of the pole base and in either one
2. A lighting standard or pole construction, as defined in claim 1,
and said stud members extending upwardly from the ground mass being
threaded and having top and bottom adjustable nuts thereon, said
stud bolts being arranged at the corners of a square, said base
plate having openings for receiving said stud bolts and said
adjustable nuts when the studs are passed through the respective
openings serving to support and retain the
3. A lighting standard or pole construction, as defined in claim 2,
and said base plate having upstanding leveling bosses arranged at
the corners of a square and adapted for receiving a level gauge in
any of four
4. A lighting standard or pole construction, as defined in claim 2,
and said poles in said hinged plate for receiving said ground based
studs being provided in a series of such holes circumferentially
spaced from one another at equal distances apart, there being
multiple holes in number any four of which may receive the
outwardly extending studs of the base, whereby the pole base may be
oriented and angularly adjusted upon the
5. A lighting standard or pole construction, as defined in claim 4
and said stud receiving holes of the pole base being slightly
elongated to permit slight angular adjustment of the pole base upon
the upstanding studs of
6. A lighting standard or pole construction as defined in claim 1,
and said hinged plates having opposing edges recessed to provide an
opening therebetween, said pole base having a pole aligned with the
opening of the hinge plates and said ground base having a wire
cable conduit extending upwardly from the top thereof and the
opening of said ground base and the hinge plates being vertically
aligned when the hinge plate is secured to the stud members for
vertically receiving the wires passing from the
7. A lighting standard or pole construction, as defined in claim 1,
and said top plate having a hub formation extending upwardly
therefrom and said lighting pole and fixture threadedly connected
into the upper end of
8. A lighting standard or pole construction as defined in claim 1
and said base plate having upwardly extending opposing side
portions at the opposite sides thereof, and said hinge plates being
hingedly connected to the upper ends of said side projections
through piano-like hinge means, whereby the top plate may overlie
the upper ends of the side portions of the base plate when attached
to the hinge plates and flush connected
9. A lighting standard or pole construction as defined in claim 1
and a split cover assembly for the base and pole comprising two
parts having depending walls hingedly secured together to be opened
laterally from one another and to be closed about the pole and the
base plate, said cover parts having top portions cut away when
united with the parts being closed one upon another culminating the
pole, and means for detachably securing
10. A lighting standard or pole construction as defined in claim 1
and a pan having its bottom mounted upon stud bolt members of the
ground support means and beneath the pole base plate, said pan
having its sidewall extending upwardly from its bottom and
surrounding the base plate, said side wall extending upwardly to a
height just below the opposing hinge plates so as not to interfere
with the hinging down of the pole to a horizontal position.
Description
This invention relates to a lighting standard and pole base
assembly.
It is an object of the invention to provide a pole base assembly
having hingeable plates permitting the pole to be tilted in either
of two directions to one side or the other and in a vertical plain
to a horizontal position for servicing the fixture.
It is another object of the invention to provide a pole base
assembly having a multiple of angle positions to which the pole
base plate can be adjusted relative to the studs of the ground base
so that the pole can be oriented and the lighting fixture at the
top thereof made free of tree growth and thereby to change the
direction in which the lighting pole can be tilted to the
ground.
It is still another object of the invention to provide in a doubly
hinged pole base assembly slotted pole connections between the pole
base and the upstanding studs of the ground base so that slight
orientation of the pole can be made during the erection of the pole
or later by loosening the stud nuts and repositioning the pole base
plate relative to the upstanding studs of the concrete base.
It is a further object of the invention to provide in a light
standard or pole base assembly means for adjusting the hinge plate
upon upstanding studs arranged at the corners of a square whereby
the base plate can be leveled upon the studs by adjusting nuts
disposed above and below the base plate to serve to alter the
height of the base plate upon the stud bolt and for fixing the same
against upward axial displacement therefrom.
It is a still further object of the invention to provide a light
standard or pole base assembly having means for hinging down the
pole for the purpose of being maintained which will have a
releasable split skirt assembly that surrounds the pole and base
assembly to enclose the same and to provide for a more pleasing
appearance of the lighting standard and its base.
It is a still further object of the invention to provide a light
standard or pole base assembly in which the pole can be hinged
downwardly in which a closing the base plate assembly is effected
through a rust-proof pan mounted under the base plate and having
its sides extendable upwardly to enclose the side ends of the
assembly and to permit the base plate assembly to be recessed into
the ground surface and with its top plate flush therewith.
Other objects of the invention are to provide a lighting standard
or pole base having the above objects in mind, which is of simple
construction, has a minimum number of parts, easy to assemble, easy
to maintain and adjust, of rugged construction, of pleasing
appearance, efficient and effective in use.
For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had
to the following detailed construction taken in connection with the
accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mounting base assembly and
lighting standard and pole constructed according to the present
invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged exploded and perspective view of the hinged
pole base assembly, the several parts being shown in top
perspective views, and the assembling studs and bolts being aligned
for the connecting of the several parts together.
FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken through the upstanding
hinge sides of the hinge base plate and showing the upper face of
the plate in plan with its circumferentially spaced orienting
slots, the view being taken generally on line 3--3 of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view of the
hinged pole base and as viewed generally on line 4--4 of FIG.
1.
FIG. 5 is a fragmentary elevational view of the pole base with the
pole hinged downwardly from one side of the base from its normal
upright dotted line position shown therein.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged side elevational view of the pole in an
upright position and extended over its base and looking in
elevation upon the concrete ground anchor and illustrating the
manner in which the pole base can be adjusted relative to the
concrete anchor block and to level the base so that the pole
extends vertically and plumb with respect to the surrounding
ground.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the braced anchor bolt assembly
that is embedded in a concrete block support.
FIG. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of the mounting base
assembly and the pole standard enclosed by a hinged split skirt
structure.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view of the
mounting base assembly and of the split skirt surrounding the same
as viewed generally on line 9--9 of FIG. 8.
FIG. 10 is a transverse sectional view taken through the pole
standard and looking downwardly in plan upon the mounting base and
the split skirt cover assembly extended thereover.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the split skirt cover removed from
the mounting base and pole and hinged open to illustrate the manner
in which the skirt is assembled upon the base assembly and pole and
of the split sealing rings insertable in the top opening thereof,
these sealing rings being shown exploded from their respective girt
parts and in collection therewith.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the lamp pole and base assembly
and of the top edges of a rust-proof pan in which the base assembly
is mounted and attached with the base assembly to the concrete base
anchor, base assembly being recessed into the ground surface.
FIG. 13 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view of the
base assembly and of the rust-proof skirt provided upon the
concrete base and with its sides surrounding base assembly, this
view being taken on lines 13--13 of FIG. 12.
FIG. 14 is a transverse sectional view taken through the pole of
FIG. 12 and looking in plan downwardly upon the mounting base
thereof and upon the upper edges of the rust-proof mounting
pan.
Referring now particularly to the Figures, 10 represents generally
a light standard or pole base constructed and assembled in
accordance with the features of the present invention. This base
assembly 10 comprises a base plate 11 adapted to be secured to an
anchor assembly 12 preferably of the construction shown in FIG. 7
that is embedded in a concrete block or mass 13 within surrounding
ground 14. This anchor bolt assembly includes four bolts arranged
in the concrete mass 13 at the corners of a square to provide for
upstanding stud portions 15--15 to which the hinge base 11 is
attached.
In the bottom of the base plate 11 is a central hole 16 upwardly
through which a ferrule 17 that is threaded or tight fitted upon an
upwardly extending end of a wire conduit 18 that is embedded in the
concrete mass 13 and has an elbow bend 19 to extend laterally
through the side of the mass and into the surrounding ground 14.
Wire cables 21 extend through the conduit 18 and upwardly through
the ferrule into the base assembly and thereafter upwardly to
supply current to a lighting fixture 22 on the upper end of light
standard or pole 23. The ferrule 17 is threaded and is held in
place upon the bottom of the lamp base 11 by a nut 25 extended
thereover.
This base plate 11 has a series of elongated slots 26 equally
radially spaced from the center of the hole 16 and equally
circumferentially spaced from one another, the same subscribing a
circle about the center of the hole 16 and concentric therewith.
These slots 26 are angled 45.degree. from one another and any four
of these slots receive the upstanding studs 15 from the embedded
anchor bolt assembly 12. By having a large number of stud bolt
receiving holes 26 in the base plate 11, the base plate 11 can be
assembled upon the stud bolts 15 so that the base plate 11 can be
angled or oriented to a multiple number of angular positions
relative to the stud bolts and by providing slots 26 which are
elongated slight angular adjustments can be made on the base to
change the angle of tilt to which the light standard or pole may be
tilted. The reasons for this will be apparent as the description
continues.
There are times when the studs 15 will not extend exactly vertical
and the plumb as shown in FIG. 6 and thus the need for top and
bottom adjustable hold down nuts 27 and 28 for supporting the base
forced upwardly from the upper face of the concrete mass and upon
the stud bolts 15. If it is found that the base 11 as shown in FIG.
6 is tilted, the nuts 27 and 28 can be lifted upon the stud bolt 15
to dotted line positions as shown at the right of FIG. 6, thereby
leveling the base plate 11 so that the pole that will extend
upwardly therefrom will lie vertical and plumb with the ground. In
order to make the accurate adjustments of the nuts 27 and 28 upon
the studs 15, a level gauge can be placed upon leveling bosses 29
located at each corner of the base plate 11, as best seen in FIG. 3
and with this level gauge being on center the base plate 11 will
from the different angled positions be brought to a position such
that the pole 23 will be plumb when finally erected.
The base plate 11 has upstanding opposite sides 31 and 32, the
upper edges of which are slotted as indicated at 33 to receive
hinge projections 34 and 35 of respective right and left opposing
hinge plates 36 and 37 that are respectively hinged by hinge pins
38 and 39 providing thereby piano-like hinge connections of the
plates 36 and 37 with their respective upstanding sides 31 and 32
of the base plate 11.
These hinge plates 36 and 37 when closed upon one another as best
seen in FIG. 2 have their opposing edges slightly spaced but at the
center of the base plate assembly and in axial alignment with the
hole 16 of the base plate 11, these edges on the hinge plates are
recessed at 41 and 42 to provide an opening upwardly through which
the cable wires 21 may extend.
The hinge plate 36 has adjacent to the hinge pin 38 and at the
opposite ends thereof a threaded hole 43, there being two holes
upon the plate, one of which being shown and the hinge plate 37 has
similarly located and spaced threaded holes 44. The holes 43 of the
hinged plate 36 receive bolts 45 that are extended downwardly
through holes 46 at the right side of a top plate 47 having an
internally threaded upwardly extending central hub projection 48
having bottom braces 49 angularly spaced from one another about the
hub and secured between the hub and the top face of the plate 47.
The light standard or pole 23 is threaded by its threaded portion
51 through the internal threads 52 in the open end of the hub 48,
as best seen in FIG. 2 so as to be extended upwardly from the hub
rigidly and in coaxial vertical alignment therewith.
At the opposite side of the top pole plate 47 are holes 53 adapted
to be aligned with the threaded holes 44 of the left hinge plate 37
and which receive bolts 54 that will secure the top plate 47 to the
hinge plate 37.
With the base plate 11 properly mounted upon the upstanding stud
bolts 15 and made level by the adjustable nuts 27 and 28 and with
the top plate 47 secured to the hinge plates 36 and 37, the light
standard or pole 23 will extend upwardly in a vertically plumb
position and the light fixture 22 which is provided on the outer
end of the angularly bent portion 23' will overhang the exact area
to be lighted by the fixture 22.
As seen in FIG. 5, the bolts 54 that connects the top plate 47 to
the left hinge plate 37 has been removed and the bolts 45 have been
permitted to remain connected with the hinge plate 36 so that the
top plate 47 can be pivoted upwardly and over with the hinge plate
36 and take with it the light pole 23 so that repairs can be made
on the light fixture 22 on the upper end of the light pole and
within the base assembly 10. If, on the other hand it is desired to
tilt the light pole 23 in the opposite direction, the fastening
bolts 45 for the right hinge 36 are removed and the fastening bolts
54 for the left hinge plate are left to keep the top plate 47
secured to the hinge plate 37 so that the tilting movement can be
in the opposite direction to that shown in FIG. 5, and to the left.
What may be desired will depend upon the installation where the
light pole is used. The light pole ordinarily would be removed so
as to not to have interference with trees or to be extended across
the highway and in the manner which may veer to the worker as to
what may be the expeditious direction to tilt the pole 23. With the
bolts 45 and 54 fixed into place to hold the top plate 47 upon the
hinge plates 36 and 37 a rigid pole based assembly 10 is provided
with the base plate 11 secured to the concrete mass 13 in a level
manner the pole 23 is held firmly in the ground.
In FIG. 7 there is shown the anchor bolt assembly wherein the stud
bolts 15 are vertically aligned with one another and retained by
laterally extending tie bars 56 at the proper spacing so that the
stud bolts 15 will be aligned with any four of the
circumferentially spaced slots 26 of the base plate 11 as viewed in
FIG. 3. In order to keep the stud bolts 15 braced at their lower
ends against displacement when surrounded with concrete mix, each
one of the bolts have an inwardly and downwardly extending brace
bar 57 that extends diagonally across the lower end of another stud
15. The studs 15 may be roughened to cling to the cement and a
laterally bent foot portion 58 to further help to keep the stud
bolts 15 from pulling out of the cement. This anchor bolt assembly
is preconstructed and once located in a hole to be dug in the
ground cement can be poured around the same while steadying the
assembly 12 against being tilted and so that the bolts 15 will lie
in vertically plumb directions.
It will appear that once the anchor base is in place that a
prefabricated anchor base plate assembly including the hingeable
plates can be attached to the anchor bolt assembly in any one of
several angularly displaced positions thereupon. This base plate
assembly includes the hinge plates and to these hinge plates the
top plate is attached by bolts that will carry the pole and the
lighting fixture in a true vertically extended position. It will be
apparent that the lighting standard or pole can be hinged or tilted
downwardly from its vertical plain in either of two directions.
It should be apparent that this lighting pole can be oriented and
be easily leveled when it is necessary to position the pole in a
new location after having been installed due to overcome the growth
of trees that may have extended themselves over the lighting
fixture or become in the way and serve as a hinderance to permit
the easy tilting of the light pole to provide access to the
lighting fixture for servicing the same.
Referring now particularly to FIGS. 8-11, there is shown the base
assembly 10 and the light standard pole 23 enclosed by a hinged
split skirt cover assembly indicated generally at 60. This cover
assembly is formed of two parts 61 and 62 having depending side
portions 61 and 62 having respectively depending rear walls 63 and
64 that are hinged together at 65 to allow these portions or parts
61 and 62 to be opened up for purposes of assembling the cover
assembly about the pole 23 and over the base 10. The upper portions
of these parts are narrowed for pleasing appearance as indicated
respectively at 66 and 67, the upper faces of which are cut away
respectively at 68 and 69 to provide for when the parts 61 and 62
are closed upon one another a central opening 71 upwardly through
which the pole 23 extends and of a size to accommodate split
bushing parts 72 and 73 that are externally grooved respectively at
74 and 75 to be accommodated over the cut away edges 68 and 69 of
the respective top portions 66 and 67 of the parts 61 and 62. These
bushings 72 and 73 provide a tight gripping engagement with the
exterior surface of the pole 23 to prevent seepage of water and
dirt therebetween and onto the base assembly 10.
When these split cover parts 61 and 62 are hinged together they are
held about the pole base assembly 10 by bolts 76 and nuts 77 that
are extended through external bosses vertically spaced from one
another on respective front walls 81 and 82 of the split cover
parts 61 and 62. The lower edge of the wall parts, the rear and
front walls 63 and 81 of part 61 and the rear and front walls 64
and 82 of the part 62 being joined respectively by side walls 83
and 84 to provide a complete enclosure about base end. It will be
seen that cover assembly provides for a pleasing appearance and
will as well keep out dirt and water from the base assembly.
Referring now particularly to FIGS. 12, 13 and 14 in which there is
provided a rust-proof pan indicated generally at 90 that is
slightly larger than the base plate 11 with holes in its bottom 91
to accommodate the upper ends of the anchor bolts 15 embedded in
the concrete base 13 and upwardly from the edge of which extends a
continuous side wall 92 to provide a square opening into which the
base 11 and its upstanding side walls 31 and 32 extend. The hinged
plates 36 and 37 are hinged to the upper ends through the sides 31
and 32 of the base plate 11 and the side wall 92 of the pan
elevated as high as possible to close the opening between opposite
sides of the base plate 11 and the hinge plates 36 and 37 but not
sufficiently high enough to interfere with the hinging down of the
pole and its plate 37 to a horizontal position. With this assembly,
the pan and the base assembly can be recessed into the ground
surface or sidewalk in which the pole or base assembly 10 is
installed.
The base plate assembly 10 can be further closed by two separable
cover plates 95 and 96 cut away at their top portions to provide an
opening 97 and which can be secured respectively to the pole base
plate 47 by bolts 98 and 99.
It will be seen that with the split cover assembly 60 and
rust-proof pan 90 taken with top closure parts 95 and 96, that the
base assembly 10 will be adequately confined and enclosed by these
parts to shed water and dirt and that these parts are readily
assembled onto the pole standard and its space and onto the
concrete base anchor 13.
While various changes may be made in the detailed construction it
shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit
and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended
claims.
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