Utility pole assembly

摘要

An article of elongate metal piece (101a) comprising a retaining track (102a) and a shaft (103a) at its respective long edges, wherein multiple pieces (101a) of the identical articles are arranged in a side-by-side fashion to assemble a pole section with two contiguous arranged metal pieces (101a) interlocked by engaging the shaft (103a) of one metal piece to the retaining track (102a) of another adjacent metal piece.

主权项

1. A utility pole, comprising:
a lower pole section; an upper pole section; and a fastening plate mounted at one end of the lower and upper pole sections to join both sections together; wherein the lower pole section is composed of a plurality of identical elongate metal pieces wherein each piece includes a retaining track and a shaft at a long edge thereof, wherein the lower pole section is assembled through arranging the pieces in a side-by-side fashion at the long edges thereof to form a substantially tubular formation, wherein the pieces are interlocked together by engaging the shaft of one of the pieces to the retaining track of an adjacent piece; wherein the shaft defines an internal first locking groove in communication with first top and bottom openings and the fastening plate possesses corresponding first through hole that, when engaged by a bolt via the first top opening into the first locking groove and the first through hole, interlocks the piece and the fastening plate.