TELEVISION ANTENNA FOR MOTOR HOME WITH COLLAPSIBLE SUPPORT
First Claim
1. A television antenna assembly for use in conjunction with a vehicle, such as a motor home, or the like, said assembly comprising:
- bracket means for mounting the assembly on the vehicle, said bracket means comprising a lower mounting bracket attached to the rear wall of the vehicle and an upper mounting bracket attached to the rear wall of the vehicle in vertical spaced relationship with respect to the lower mounting bracket;
a vertically-extending pole slidably mounted in said bracket means;
an elongated support bracket pivotally mounted to the upper end of said pole for angular movement in a vertical plane between a vertical angular position adjacent and parallel to the axis of the pole and a horizontal angular position essentially perpendicular to the axis of the pole;
linkage means interconnecting said elongated support bracket and said upper bracket for turning said support bracket between its vertical and horizontal angular positions as said pole is moved vertically in the bracket means between a lower and an upper position; and
antenna means mounted on said support bracket.
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Abstract
A retractable television antenna assembly is provided for vehicles, such as motor homes, or the like, which may be retracted and locked in a stowed position when the vehicle is in motion; which is constructed so that the antenna exhibits negligible wind resistance when it is in its stowed position; and which is constructed so that the antenna may be extended to an operative position above the roof when the vehicle is parked. The antenna assembly includes a vertical pole which is slidably mounted in appropriate mounting brackets on the rear wall of the vehicle. As the pole is moved from a lower to an upper position, appropriate antenna dipoles, which are coupled to the pole through a linkage assembly, move upwardly with the pole, and turn outwardly into a horizontal extended position.
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5 Claims
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1. A television antenna assembly for use in conjunction with a vehicle, such as a motor home, or the like, said assembly comprising:
- bracket means for mounting the assembly on the vehicle, said bracket means comprising a lower mounting bracket attached to the rear wall of the vehicle and an upper mounting bracket attached to the rear wall of the vehicle in vertical spaced relationship with respect to the lower mounting bracket;
a vertically-extending pole slidably mounted in said bracket means;
an elongated support bracket pivotally mounted to the upper end of said pole for angular movement in a vertical plane between a vertical angular position adjacent and parallel to the axis of the pole and a horizontal angular position essentially perpendicular to the axis of the pole;
linkage means interconnecting said elongated support bracket and said upper bracket for turning said support bracket between its vertical and horizontal angular positions as said pole is moved vertically in the bracket means between a lower and an upper position; and
antenna means mounted on said support bracket.
- bracket means for mounting the assembly on the vehicle, said bracket means comprising a lower mounting bracket attached to the rear wall of the vehicle and an upper mounting bracket attached to the rear wall of the vehicle in vertical spaced relationship with respect to the lower mounting bracket;
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2. The television antenna assembly defined in claim 1, in which said antenna means includes at least one pair of elongated dipole elements mounted on said support bracket, said dipole elements being pivotally adjustable thereon between a first position in which said dipole elements are aligned with the axis of said elongated support bracket and a second position in which said dipole elements each extends at an angle to the axis of said elongated support bracket.
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3. The television antenna assembly defined in claim 1, and which includes means coupled to said pole permitting said support bracket to be turned in a horizontal plane to a selected angular position when the pole is in its upper position, and for locking said support bracket in said selected angular position.
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4. The television antenna assembly defined in claim 3, and which includes a hand-grip mounted at the lower end of the pole to move the pole to its upper position, and for turning the pole and the support bracket to the selected angular position.
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5. The television antenna assembly defined in claim 1, and which includes means for locking the pole at its upper position and at its lower position in said bracket means.
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