STAND FOR PLANAR ANTENNA
First Claim
1. An antenna stand, which comprises:
- a base;
a support frame mounted on the base and extending perpendicularly thereto, the support frame having a main body which is arcuately shaped in a lateral direction; and
at least a first antenna holding clip and a second antenna holding clip, the first and second antenna holding clips being mounted on the main body of the support frame and being spaced apart from each other laterally on the support frame, the first antenna holding clip and the second antenna holding clip being provided to hold a flexible planar antenna on the antenna stand;
wherein, when a flexible planar antenna is mounted on the arculately-shaped main body of the support frame and is held in place thereon by the at least first antenna holding clip and the second antenna holding clip, the arcuate shape of the main body of the support frame will cause the flexible planar antenna to take on a curvature transversely which will help the flexible planar antenna maintain an upright position on the antenna stand.
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Abstract
An antenna stand for holding a flexible or non-flexible planar antenna includes a base and support frame. The support frame includes two spaced apart legs and a horizontal cross member interposed therebetween. At least two lower antenna supports are provided on the support frame on which the bottom edge of the planar antenna may rest. An optional extendable antenna holding arm includes an upper antenna clip that engages the top edge of the planar antenna. The extendable antenna holding arm support is adjustably mounted to the support frame so that the distance between the lower antenna supports and the upper antenna clip can be varied to accommodate planar antennas of varying dimensions. The support frame may be arcuately shaped transversely to impart a slight lateral bend to a flexible planar antenna mounted on the stand. This helps to maintain the flexible planar antenna in an upright position on the stand.
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20 Claims
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1. An antenna stand, which comprises:
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a base; a support frame mounted on the base and extending perpendicularly thereto, the support frame having a main body which is arcuately shaped in a lateral direction; and at least a first antenna holding clip and a second antenna holding clip, the first and second antenna holding clips being mounted on the main body of the support frame and being spaced apart from each other laterally on the support frame, the first antenna holding clip and the second antenna holding clip being provided to hold a flexible planar antenna on the antenna stand; wherein, when a flexible planar antenna is mounted on the arculately-shaped main body of the support frame and is held in place thereon by the at least first antenna holding clip and the second antenna holding clip, the arcuate shape of the main body of the support frame will cause the flexible planar antenna to take on a curvature transversely which will help the flexible planar antenna maintain an upright position on the antenna stand.
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2. In combination:
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a flexible planar antenna, the flexible planar antenna having a flexible housing and one or more signal receiving antenna elements situated within the flexible housing, the flexible planar antenna being bendable in at least a transverse direction to take on a transverse curvature; and an antenna stand, the antenna stand including; a base; a support frame mounted on the base and extending perpendicularly thereto, the support frame having a main body which is arcuately shaped in a lateral direction; and at least a first antenna holding clip and a second antenna holding clip, the first and second antenna holding clips being mounted on the main body of the support frame and being spaced apart from each other laterally on the support frame, the first antenna holding clip and the second antenna holding clip being provided to hold the flexible planar antenna on the antenna stand; wherein, when the flexible planar antenna is mounted on the arculately-shaped main body of the support frame and is held in place thereon by the at least first antenna holding clip and the second antenna holding clip, the arcuate shape of the main body of the support frame will cause the flexible planar antenna to take on a curvature transversely which will help the flexible planar antenna maintain an upright position on the antenna stand.
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3. An antenna stand, which comprises:
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a base having a top surface and a bottom surface disposed opposite the top surface; a support frame having a front side and a rear side disposed opposite the front side; and at least one lower antenna support, the at least one lower antenna support being situated on at least one of the front side and rear side of the support frame; wherein the support frame includes an upper portion and a lower portion disposed opposite the upper portion, the lower portion of the support frame being affixed to or engageable with the base; and wherein a planar antenna having a top edge and a bottom edge disposed opposite the top edge is supported by the antenna stand, wherein the bottom edge of the planar antenna rests on the at least one lower antenna support. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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