ANTENNA MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE WITH A SLOPED BODY PANEL
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1. An antenna mounting base for supporting a vehicle antenna with respect to a vehicle body panel that defines a panel aperture, comprising:
- an antenna mounting portion;
a flange extending from a surface of the antenna mounting base; and
at least one tab comprising a wall extending from a surface of the antenna mounting base, the at least one tab defining a recess with the flange, the recess being sized and configured to mateably engage at least a portion of the body panel that borders the panel aperture.
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Abstract
Embodiments are provided of antenna mounting assemblies and vehicles that include such assemblies. In one aspect, an antenna mounting base for supporting a vehicle antenna with respect to a vehicle body panel that defines a panel aperture comprises: an antenna mounting portion; a flange extending from a surface of the antenna mounting base; and at least one tab defining a recess with the flange, the recess being sized and configured to mateably engage at least a portion of the body panel that borders the panel aperture.
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1. An antenna mounting base for supporting a vehicle antenna with respect to a vehicle body panel that defines a panel aperture, comprising:
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an antenna mounting portion; a flange extending from a surface of the antenna mounting base; and at least one tab comprising a wall extending from a surface of the antenna mounting base, the at least one tab defining a recess with the flange, the recess being sized and configured to mateably engage at least a portion of the body panel that borders the panel aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An antenna mounting base for supporting a vehicle antenna with respect to a vehicle body panel that defines a panel aperture, comprising:
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an antenna mounting portion; a vehicle body structure mounting portion opposite the antenna mounting portion; an intermediate portion extending between the antenna mounting portion and the vehicle body structure mounting portion; a flange extending from a surface of the intermediate portion; and at least one tab directly adjacent to the intermediate portion and defining a recess with the flange, the recess being sized and configured to mateably engage at least a portion of the body panel that borders the panel aperture. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 19, 20)
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17. The antenna mounting base of claim 17, wherein the at least one tab further comprises a third tab directly adjacent the intermediate section, the third tab having a recess opening to the same direction as the recess of each of the two distal tabs.
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18. The antenna mounting base of claim 18, wherein the third tab is located between the two distal tabs circumferentially with respect to the intermediate section.
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