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Antenna heat fins

  • US 8,797,226 B2
  • Filed: 12/01/2009
  • Issued: 08/05/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cellular communication antenna comprising:

  • a base having a length and a width and having an inside surface and an outside surface;

    said base having mounts for a plurality of electrical components, said electrical components generating heat when in operation;

    a top encapsulating said electrical components, said top incorporating a radome;

    a plurality of fins mounted on said outside surface of said base, said fins being non-parallel with said length of said base and at an angle between about 40 degrees and about 75 degrees from horizontal; and

    said fins being in thermal communication with said electrical components such that heat generated by said electrical components is dissipated by said fins.

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