[TowerTalk] Tower Jack?

[Drax Felton]

Patents are only good for 18 years.  Surely this thing is out by now.


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On Jun 14, 2013, at 11:00 AM, Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

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> On 6/14/2013 10:23 AM, Jim Lux wrote:
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>> Is it patented? Or require some unusual fabrication?
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> Apparently it's patented: http://www.superiormusic.com/towerjack.htm
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> *NOTICE !! /Tower Jack/ Products are patented under several United States patents.
> Manufacturing and selling of these products by anyone other than
> Tower Jack Products of Mt. Juliet, TN is _strictly illegal_.*
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> I actually found a larger 'entire' picture on fleabay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rohn-type-tower-install-removal-tool-leg-alignment-jack-heavy-duty-radio-ham-/271216494401
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>> From the pictures I've seen, it seems that almost any metal fabrication shop could crank them out. Maybe not for the same price, but it sure doesn't look like it would be hard to make them.
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> One would guess that if your intention is not to sell them, you could 'one-off' a copy.
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> 73,
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> Jon Pearl - W4ABC
> www.w4abc.com
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