Telecommunications tower equipment housing

Claim 2

A housing for a tower for housing telecommunication equipment, comprising in combination: an annular outer wall having an axis adapted to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the tower, the outer wall being of a material selected to allow the passage of telecommunication signals through the wall from the telecommunication equipment; an annular inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall, the inner wall defining a central opening for receiving the tower; a floor extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the telecommunication equipment; a top extending between the inner and outer walls above the floor; means at the inner wall for securing the housing to the tower; and wherein the outer wall comprises a plurality of separate wall sections, each wall section having a vertical inward extending flange on each side, the flanges being fastened together.

Claim 3

A housing for a tower for housing telecommunication equipment, comprising in combination: an annular outer wall having an axis adapted to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the tower, the outer wall being of a material selected to allow the passage of telecommunication signals through the wall from the telecommunication equipment; an annular inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall, the inner wall defining a central opening for receiving the tower; a floor extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the telecommunication equipment; a top extending between the inner and outer walls above the floor; means at the inner wall for securing the housing to the tower; and wherein the outer wall comprises: a plurality of wall sections extending circumferentially around the outer wall, each wall section having a vertical inward extending flange on each side edge; and a plurality of fasteners securing the flanges together.

Claim 4

A housing for a tower for housing telecommunication equipment, comprising in combination: an annular outer wall having an axis adapted to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the tower, the outer wall being of a material selected to allow the passage of telecommunication signals through the wall from the telecommunication equipment; an annular inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall, the inner wall defining a central opening for receiving the tower; a floor extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the telecommunication equipment; a top extending between the inner and outer walls above the floor; means at the inner wall for securing the housing to the tower; and wherein the outer wall comprises: a plurality of wall sections extending circumferentially around the outer wall, each wall section having a vertical inward extending flange on each side edge; and a plurality of fasteners securing the flanges together.

Claim 5

A housing for a tower for housing telecommunication equipment, comprising in combination: an annular outer wall having an axis adapted to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the tower, the outer wall being of a material selected to allow the passage of telecommunication signals through the wall from the telecommunication equipment; an annular inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall, the inner wall defining a central opening for receiving the tower; a floor extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the telecommunication equipment; a top extending between the inner and outer walls above the floor; means at the inner wall for securing the housing to the tower; and wherein the floor comprises: a plurality of floor sections extending circumferentially around the housing, each floor section having a vertical flange on each side edge, the flanges of the floor sections being fastened together, the floor sections having outer edges that join a lower edge of the outer wall, the floor sections having inner edges that join a lower edge of the inner wall.

Claim 6

A housing for a tower for housing telecommunication equipment, comprising in combination: an annular outer wall having an axis adapted to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the tower, the outer wall being of a material selected to allow the passage of telecommunication signals through the wall from the telecommunication equipment; an annular inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall, the inner wall defining a central opening for receiving the tower; a floor extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the telecommunication equipment; a top extending between the inner and outer walls above the floor; means at the inner wall for securing the housing to the tower; and wherein the floor comprises: a plurality of floor sections extending circumferentially around the housing, each floor section having a vertical flange on each side edge, the flanges of the floor sections being fastened together, the floor sections having outer edges that join a lower edge of the outer wall, the floor sections having inner edges that join a lower edge of the inner wall.

Claim 7

A housing for a tower for housing telecommunication equipment, comprising in combination: an annular outer wall having an axis adapted to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the tower, the outer wall being of a material selected to allow the passage of telecommunication signals through the wall from the telecommunication equipment; an annular inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall, the inner wall defining a central opening for receiving the tower; a floor extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the telecommunication equipment; a top extending between the inner and outer walls above the floor; means at the inner wall for securing the housing to the tower; wherein the floor comprises: a plurality of floor sections extending circumferentially around the housing, each floor section having a vertical flange on each side edge, the flanges of the floor sections being fastened together, the floor sections having outer edges that join a lower edge of the outer wall, the floor sections having inner edges that join a lower edge of the inner wall; and wherein the flanges of the floor sections extend upward from the floor sections into the interior of the housing.

Claim 8

A housing for a tower for housing telecommunication equipment, comprising in combination: an annular outer wall having an axis adapted to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the tower, the outer wall being of a material selected to allow the passage of telecommunication signals through the wall from the telecommunication equipment; an annular inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall, the inner wall defining a central opening for receiving the tower; a floor extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the telecommunication equipment; a top extending between the inner and outer walls above the floor; means at the inner wall for securing the housing to the tower; wherein the floor comprises: a plurality of floor sections extending circumferentially around the housing, each floor section having a vertical flange on each side edge, the flanges of the floor sections being fastened together, the floor sections having outer edges that join a lower edge of the outer wall, the floor sections having inner edges that join a lower edge of the inner wall; and wherein the flanges of the floor sections extend upward from the floor sections into the interior of the housing.

Claim 9

A housing for a tower for housing telecommunication equipment, comprising in combination: an annular outer wall having an axis adapted to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the tower, the outer wall being of a material selected to allow the passage of telecommunication signals through the wall from the telecommunication equipment; an annular inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall, the inner wall defining a central opening for receiving the tower; a floor extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the telecommunication equipment; a top extending between the inner and outer walls above the floor; means at the inner means at the inner wall to the tower; wherein the floor comprises: a plurality of floor sections extending circumferentially around the housing, each floor section having a vertical flange on each side edge, the flanges of the floor sections being fastened together, the floor sections having outer edges that join a lower edge of the outer wall, the floor sections having inner edges that join a lower edge of the inner wall; and wherein the vertical dimensions of the flanges of the floor sections decrease from the inner edge to the outer edge.

Claim 10

A housing for a tower for housing telecommunication equipment, comprising in combination: an annular outer wall having an axis adapted to coincide with a longitudinal axis of the tower, the outer wall being of a material selected to allow the passage of telecommunication signals through the wall from the telecommunication equipment; an annular inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall, the inner wall defining a central opening for receiving the tower; a floor extending between the inner and outer walls for supporting the telecommunication equipment; a top extending between the inner and outer walls above the floor; means at the inner means at the inner wall to the tower; wherein the floor comprises: a plurality of floor sections extending circumferentially around the housing, each floor section having a vertical flange on each side edge, the flanges of the floor sections being fastened together, the floor sections having outer edges that join a lower edge of the outer wall, the floor sections having inner edges that join a lower edge of the inner wall; and wherein the vertical dimensions of the flanges of the floor sections decrease from the inner edge to the outer edge.

Claim 11

A telecommunication equipment housing for mounting to a tower having a plurality of leg members and a longitudinal axis located equidistant between the leg members, comprising in combination: upper and lower inner rings; fastening means for securing the inner rings to the leg members vertically spaced apart from each other and with each inner ring surrounding the leg members; upper and lower outer rings, each outer ring being circular; a plurality of floor sections extending between the lower inner ring and the lower outer ring and secured together to form a floor; a plurality of top sections extending between the upper inner ring and the upper outer ring and secured together to form a top; a plurality of outer wall sections secured together to form an outer wall, each of the outer wall sections having an upper edge secured to the upper outer ring and a lower edge secured to the lower outer ring, the outer wall sections being of a material selected to allow telecommunication signals to pass through from telecommunication equipment located in the housing; and a plurality of inner wall sections secured together to form an inner wall, each inner wall section having an upper edge secured to the upper inner ring and a lower edge secured to the lower inner ring.

Claim 12

A telecommunication equipment housing for mounting to a tower having a plurality of leg members and a longitudinal axis located equidistant between the leg members, comprising in combination: upper and lower inner rings; fastening means for securing the inner rings to the leg members vertically spaced apart from each other and with each inner ring surrounding the leg members; upper and lower outer rings, each outer ring being circular; a plurality of floor sections extending between the lower inner ring and the lower outer ring and secured together to form a floor; a plurality of top sections extending between the upper inner ring and the upper outer ring and secured together to form a top; a plurality of outer wall sections secured together to form an outer wall, each of the outer wall sections having an upper edge secured to the upper outer ring and a lower edge secured to the lower outer ring, the outer wall sections being of a material selected to allow telecommunication signals to pass through from telecommunication equipment located in the housing; and a plurality of inner wall sections secured together to form an inner wall, each inner wall section having an upper edge secured to the upper inner ring and a lower edge secured to the lower inner ring.

Claim 13

The housing according to claim 6 wherein each of the outer wall sections is curved outward.

Claim 14

The housing according to claim 6 wherein each of the outer wall sections has a inward extending vertical flange on each side edge, the flanges being fastened together to secure the outer walls sections together.

Claim 15

The housing according to claim 6 wherein each of the floor sections comprises: a plate having side edges extending radially from the longitudinal axis of the tower; and a flange extending upward from the plate on each side edge, the flanges being fastened together to secure the floor sections together.

Claim 16

The housing according to claim 9 wherein each of the flanges of the floor sections decrease in vertical dimension from the inner edge of each floor section outward.

Claim 17

The housing according to claim 6 wherein the upper and lower inner rings are circular.