Connect RV mount
AssigneeWilson Electronics, LLC
InventorsAaron Jay Hamilton, Brooks Stephen Ruhman
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Abstract
A mount system mounts an accessory, such as an antenna, to a recreational vehicle (RV). The mount system comprises a telescoping mast and upper and lower mounts coupled between the mast and the RV. Upper and lower pocket mounts are mounted to the RV while upper and lower inserts are mounted to the mast. The upper and lower inserts are received in the upper and lower pocket mounts to quickly and releasably mount the mast to the RV.
Claims33
A mount system configured to mount an accessory to a recreational vehicle (RV), the mount system comprising:
- a telescoping mast having a bottom and a top configured to be coupled to the accessory;
- an upper mount coupled to the mast and configured to couple the mast to the RV, and the upper mount comprising an upper insert carried by the mast and removably coupled to an upper pocket mount configured to be carried by the RV;
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- a lower mount coupled to the mast and spaced-apart from the upper mount and configured to couple the mast to the RV, the lower mount comprising a lower insert carried by the mast and removably coupled to a lower pocket mount configured to be carried by the RV spaced-apart from the upper pocket mount.
A mount system configured to mount a mast to a recreational vehicle (RV), the mount system comprising:
- upper and lower pocket mounts configured to be mounted to the RV at upper and lower locations, respectively, each pocket mount comprising:
- a mount plate with a front and a back;
- an adhesive layer disposed on the back of the mount plate;
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- a shallow open pocket on the front of the mount plate with upright lateral sides, a closed bottom, an open top and a partially open front;
- an upper insert removably couplable to the upper pocket mount, the upper insert comprising:
- an insert plate sized and shaped to nest within the front pocket of the upper pocket mount;
- a neck extending outward from the insert plate and through the open front of the front pocket of the upper pocket mount when the insert plate is therein;
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- a friction collar positioned on the neck and configured to slidably receive the mast therein;
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- a lower insert removably couplable to the lower pocket mount, the lower insert comprising:
- an insert plate sized and shaped to nest within the front pocket of the lower pocket mount;
- a neck extending outward from the insert plate and through the open front of the front pocket of the lower pocket mount when the insert plate is therein;
- a clamp collar positioned on the neck and configured to slidably receive the mast therein, the clamp collar being expandable and collapsible;
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- a fastener engaging the clamp collar and operable to selectively expand and collapse the clamp collar.
A method for raising an antenna with respect to a recreational vehicle (RV) with a slider having upper and lower pocket mounts thereon, the method comprising:
- retrieving a telescoping mast from the RV, the mast having a bottom and a top with the antenna mounted to the top;
- extending the mast;
- elevating an upper insert captive on the mast to an elevation of or above the upper pocket mount and aligning the insert with an opening of the upper pocket mount;
- inserting the upper insert into the upper pocket mount;
- aligning a lower insert on the mast with an opening of the lower pocket mount;
- inserting the lower insert into the lower pocket mount;
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- resting the bottom of the mast on a support surface such that a weight of the mast and the antenna are transferred to the support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.