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Top Mount Mast Antenna Reinforcement

  • US 20090243945A1
  • Filed: 03/29/2008
  • Published: 10/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In an automotive vehicle having a structural surface for the mounting of an antenna to extend upwardly from the structural surface, the structural surface having an opening formed therein for the passage of the antenna, the antenna being associated with a primary mounting collar for the mounting of the antenna to the structural surface, said primary mounting collar being detachably connected to the structural surface by fasteners, the improvement comprising:

  • a secondary mounting member constructed of a deformable material and including a reinforcement disk positioned below the structural surface for engagement with the fasteners to secure the fasteners from loosening without requiring a predetermined torque to be applied to the fasteners.

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