Mobile antenna mounting assembly
First Claim
1. A mounting assembly for affixing a mobile antenna to an exterior mounting surface comprising, in combination:
- a semi-hemispherical mounting shell including retaining means for fixedly attaching the shell to the mounting surface, and having an elongated aperture extending therethrough;
a skirt member movably positioned on the spherical outer surface of said shell, said skirt being fixedly attachable to said antenna;
a mounting pin extending through said aperture and said skirt, said pin having connecting means at the end beyond said aperture for engaging said antenna, and further including projecting means for connecting said skirt to said pin,locking means at the other end of said pin for drawing said pin away from the inside surface of said shell whereby said skirt member is drawn against the outside surface of said shell to maintain the antenna in a desired angular position with respect to said mounting surface.
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Abstract
An angularly adjustable antenna mounting assembly for mounting a mobile antenna to the exterior surface of a motor vehicle includes a semi-hemispherical mounting shell. The antenna base is secured to the exterior surface of the shell by a pin member which extends through the shell and is retained therein by a retaining plate biased against the interior surface of the shell. The antenna is connected to the other end of the pin member by a quick-release bayonet connection which also serves to establish electrical connection to the antenna. The mounting angle of the antenna is adjusted by adjusting the location of the bridging plate within the shell.
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19 Claims
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1. A mounting assembly for affixing a mobile antenna to an exterior mounting surface comprising, in combination:
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a semi-hemispherical mounting shell including retaining means for fixedly attaching the shell to the mounting surface, and having an elongated aperture extending therethrough; a skirt member movably positioned on the spherical outer surface of said shell, said skirt being fixedly attachable to said antenna; a mounting pin extending through said aperture and said skirt, said pin having connecting means at the end beyond said aperture for engaging said antenna, and further including projecting means for connecting said skirt to said pin, locking means at the other end of said pin for drawing said pin away from the inside surface of said shell whereby said skirt member is drawn against the outside surface of said shell to maintain the antenna in a desired angular position with respect to said mounting surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mounting assembly for adjustably securing a mobile antenna to a generally flat mounting surface comprising, in combination:
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a hollow generally skirt-shaped base member; a hollow dome-shaped shell member dimensioned to receive said base member in supporting relationship on the outer surface thereof, and including a generally flat bottom adapted to rest on said mounting surface, and an aperture extending through said dome at a portion of the top of said dome; a mounting pin extending through said shell aperture and said base member, said pin including quick-release means at the end beyond said base member for engaging said antenna and further including projecting means for connecting said skirt to said pin; a locking plate within said shell member including a central aperture therein for receiving said mounting pin, said locking plate being pivoted against the interior surface of said shell at one end and including adjustable stop means at its other end for adjustably spacing said other end from said interior surface; and said other end of said mounting pin including a cap portion preventing said pin from being withdrawn through said aperture of said plate whereby said antenna base is drawn against said shell as said stop means is tightened to space said plate away from said interior surface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An angularly adjustable antenna for mounting on a generally flat surface comprising, in combination:
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a radiating antenna portion, an antenna base portion on which said radiating portion is removably secured; an angularly adjustable antenna mounting assembly adapted to be fixed to the supporting surface, and having a releasable mounting with said antenna, said antenna mounting assembly including a semi-hemispherical shell including retaining means for affixing the shell to the surface and an aperture extending through the shell across the topmost portion thereof, a skirt adapted to be movably positioned on said shell, a connecting pin extending through said shell aperture and further including projecting means for releasably engaging said base portion and said skirt, and means for drawing said connector pin into said shell whereby said antenna is fixedly attached to said shell member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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