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Abstract

An apparatus providing a permanent pole step and/or attachment mount for removable steps, accessories or equipment for hollow poles that is practical and economical to use, and that provides a substantially horizontal step or mounting surface that does not rotate and that extends only a limited distance from the hollow pole. A pole step having a support member and a mating plate, where a portion of the support member is inserted into a mounting hole of the pole and the remaining portion of the support member protrudes out of the hole to create a stepping surface. The plate has a tongue which mates with the support member in the mounting hole to secure the support member. An attachment mount for attaching temporary steps, equipment or accessories to a hollow pole, having a support member, a mating plate and a guide washer. The plate receives the support member, and the tongue which mates with the support member in the mounting hole to secure it in place. A gap between the guide washer and the plate provides an attachment point for temporary steps, equipment or other accessories. An attachment mount for attaching temporary steps, equipment or accessories to a hollow pole, having a support member, a plate, and a collapsing cage, where the cage is inserted into the mounting hole and collapsed to form a truss inside the pole.

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