Adjustable antenna mount with covered ratchet
First Claim
1. An antenna mounting system comprising:
- a base assembly having a mounting plate and a vertically extending collar, said collar having a base socket centrally disposed within a plurality of collar teeth;
a link arm having a base end and an antenna end, said base end having a plurality of base teeth mateable with said collar teeth and a base end hole extending therethrough and alignable with said base socket, said antenna end having a plurality of arm teeth on one side, at least one arm cam positioned on an opposite side and an antenna end hole extending therethrough;
a first fastener received by said base end hole and said base socket securing said base assembly to said link arm and mating and meshing said collar teeth with said base teeth;
an antenna arm having a mount adapted to receive an antenna, a plurality of antenna arm teeth mateable to said arm teeth of said link arm, and an antenna socket alignable with said antenna end hole of said link arm;
a locking handle having a hub and a lever extending from said hub, said hub having at least one hub cam engageable with said at least one arm cam and a hub hole extending therethrough alignable with said antenna end hole;
a second fastener received by said hub hole, said antenna arm end hole, and said antenna socket and mating and meshing said arm teeth of said link arm with said antenna arm teeth of said antenna arm; and
a spring disposed between said antenna arm and said antenna end of said link arm while said second fastener is received through said respective holes.
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Abstract
An antenna mounting system for a vehicle that allows easy adjustments without the need of additional tools after initial installation. The antenna mount comprises internal interlocking teeth between an antenna base and a link arm that engage with the tightening of a fastener. The antenna mount also includes internal interlocking teeth between the link arm and an antenna arm. Forceable movement of a lever causes an arm cam and hub cam to allow a biasing spring to disengage the link arm teeth from the antenna arm teeth. In this condition, the antenna arm is allowed to be rotatably moved into a desired orientation whereupon the lever arm can re-engage the cams and with one another so as to tighten and maintain a selected orientation. In addition to the internal interlocking teeth, antenna arm has a skirt to further preclude contaminants from entering the area where the teeth and teeth engage one another.
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17 Claims
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1. An antenna mounting system comprising:
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a base assembly having a mounting plate and a vertically extending collar, said collar having a base socket centrally disposed within a plurality of collar teeth; a link arm having a base end and an antenna end, said base end having a plurality of base teeth mateable with said collar teeth and a base end hole extending therethrough and alignable with said base socket, said antenna end having a plurality of arm teeth on one side, at least one arm cam positioned on an opposite side and an antenna end hole extending therethrough; a first fastener received by said base end hole and said base socket securing said base assembly to said link arm and mating and meshing said collar teeth with said base teeth; an antenna arm having a mount adapted to receive an antenna, a plurality of antenna arm teeth mateable to said arm teeth of said link arm, and an antenna socket alignable with said antenna end hole of said link arm; a locking handle having a hub and a lever extending from said hub, said hub having at least one hub cam engageable with said at least one arm cam and a hub hole extending therethrough alignable with said antenna end hole; a second fastener received by said hub hole, said antenna arm end hole, and said antenna socket and mating and meshing said arm teeth of said link arm with said antenna arm teeth of said antenna arm; and a spring disposed between said antenna arm and said antenna end of said link arm while said second fastener is received through said respective holes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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