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Multi-purpose vehicle antenna

  • US 6,031,499 A
  • Filed: 05/22/1998
  • Issued: 02/29/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vehicle antenna for a vehicle having a vehicle body and a passenger compartment with a roof and having a radio receiver and a global positioning system accessible in said passenger compartment, said vehicle antenna comprising:

  • an elongate, conductive tubular AM/FM radio antenna to extend from said vehicle body at least to a level of said roof of said passenger compartment of said vehicle;

    an electrical connector coupled to said AM/FM radio antenna to electrically couple said antenna to said radio receiver in said vehicle;

    a global positioning system antenna mounted on the AM/FM radio antenna,a second electrical connector to electrically couple said global Positioning system antenna to said global positioning system within said vehicle, anda connector attached to a bottom end of said radio antenna to secure said antenna to said body of said vehicle.

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