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US 11,575,213 B2Granted
Antenna cover and methods of retention
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsAlastair Wright, Lawrence Bissett, John Curran, Shuwei Russell
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Abstract
A radome-reflector assembly includes a generally domed reflector having a peripheral rim and a radome assembly. The radome assembly includes: an annular ring having a front wall and a side wall: a disk that fits within the ring: and an RF-compliant absorber, wherein the rim of the reflector fits within the side wall. The radome assembly further comprises a clip that engages the rim and the ring to secure the reflector to the radome assembly.
Claims7
A radome-reflector assembly, comprising:
- a generally domed reflector having a peripheral rim;
- and
- a radome assembly attached to the reflector, the radome assembly comprising:
- an annular ring having a front wall and a side wall;
- a disk that fits within the ring;
- and
- an RF-compliant absorber;
- wherein the rim of the reflector fits within the side wall;
- and
- further comprising a clip that engages the reflector rim and the ring to secure the reflector to the radome assembly, wherein the clip comprises a capture member extending forwardly from a rear edge of the ring side wall such that an inner surface of the capture member faces the ring side wall, and wherein the capture member is configured to contact the reflector rim and deflect toward the ring side wall and then recover to an undeflected position as the radome assembly is attached to the reflector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.