Mobile antenna including quick-release mounting
First Claim
1. A mobile antenna for mounting to a body panel comprising, in combination:
- a radiating element;
a base member for supporting said radiating element in a substantially vertical position, said base member including a housing defining a socket, andmeans comprising a mounting pin for mounting said base member to said body panel,said mounting pin being adapted at one end for insertion into said socket and at the other end for securement to said body panel, said base member housing including a plurality of circumferentially spaced keyways adjacent said socket, with locking means between adjacent keyways, said pin including a first plurality of projecting tabs in mating relationship with said keyways whereby insertion and twisting of said pin into said socket causes said tabs to pass through said keyways and engage said locking means to axially lock said mounting pin and base member together.
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Abstract
A mobile antenna adapted to be mounted to a motor vehicle includes a vertical radiating element, an antenna base from which the radiating element extends, and a cylindrical mounting pin for mounting the base to a body panel of the vehicle. The mounting pin establishes at one end a first quick-release bayonet-type connection to the antenna base, and a second quick-release bayonet-type connection to a skirt member positioned between the base and the body panel. The base includes a socket for receiving the pin, and a contact member within the socket which engages tabs contained on a first electrically conductive end cap molded into the pin housing to mechanically and electrically connect the pin to the base. The other end of the pin includes a second electrically-conductive end cap which receives a coaxial cable and establishes an electrical connection between the shield of the cable and the inside surface of the body panel. In use the pin draws the skirt tight against the exterior surface of the body panel so as to allow the antenna base to be removed when not in use.
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23 Claims
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1. A mobile antenna for mounting to a body panel comprising, in combination:
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a radiating element; a base member for supporting said radiating element in a substantially vertical position, said base member including a housing defining a socket, and means comprising a mounting pin for mounting said base member to said body panel, said mounting pin being adapted at one end for insertion into said socket and at the other end for securement to said body panel, said base member housing including a plurality of circumferentially spaced keyways adjacent said socket, with locking means between adjacent keyways, said pin including a first plurality of projecting tabs in mating relationship with said keyways whereby insertion and twisting of said pin into said socket causes said tabs to pass through said keyways and engage said locking means to axially lock said mounting pin and base member together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile antenna for mounting to a body panel comprising, in combination:
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a radiating element; a base member for supporting said radiating element in a substantially vertical position, said base member including a housing defining a socket, means comprising a mounting pin for mounting said base member to said body panel, said mounting pin being adapted at one end for insertion into said socket and at the other end for securement to said body panel, said base member housing including a plurality of circumferentially spaced keyways adjacent said socket, with locking means between adjacent keyways, said pin including a first plurality of projecting tabs in mating relationship with said keyways whereby insertion and twisting of said pin into said socket causes said tabs to pass through said keyways and engage said locking means to axially lock said mounting pin and base member together, and a skirt between said base and said body panel, said skirt including opening means for receiving said pin therethrough, a plurality of circumferentially spaced keyways in said skirt adjacent said opening means, and locking means associated with said skirt between each adjacent pair of spaced keyways, said pin further including a second plurality of projecting tabs intermediate the ends of said pin matingly engageable through the skirt keyways to engage said locking means upon inserting and twisting of said pin into said skirt, said first plurality of tabs and said base member locking means being electrically conductive, said base member locking means electrically communicating with said radiating element, whereby said pin is in electrical communication with said radiating element when said base and pin are locked together. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile antenna for mounting to a body panel comprising, in combination:
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a radiating element; a base member for supporting said radiating element in a substantially vertical position; an electrically conductive hemispherical shell comprising means for mounting said shell to said body panel in an electrically conductive relationship; a mounting pin received within an aperture in said shell said pin comprising a rim at one end disposed within said shell, and bridging said aperture, including an electrically conductive end cap thereover in communication with said shell, a skirt carried on the surface of said shell and including an aperture for receiving the other end of said pin therethrough, projecting means associated with the other end of said pin for securing said base member to said other end of said pin. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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