×

Integrated erectable antenna system

  • US 4,460,895 A
  • Filed: 06/10/1982
  • Issued: 07/17/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An integrated erectable antenna system comprising a platform,a post secured to and extending vertically from said platform and having an upper end spaced a predetermined distance from said platform,a mast having first and second ends and being pivotally secured adjacent to the first end to said upper end of said post for movement between a horizontal stowed position and a vertical operative position,means for pivoting said mast between said horizontal and vertical positions,an antenna assembly slidably mounted on said mast between a stowed position substantially midway between said first and second ends thereof and an operative position at said second end,means to releasably lock said assembly in said stowed and operative positions, respectively,said assembly comprising an elongated boom and a hinge mechanism, said boom having a longitudinal axis and being pivotally connected to said hinge mechanism for rotation about first and second axes extending perpendicular and parallel, respectively, to said longitudinal axis of the boom,radiating means mounted on said boom, andmeans for electrically feeding said radiating means.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×