Adjustable antenna mounting system
AssigneeGEM Products, Inc.
InventorJeremy Thurne
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Abstract
The present invention broadly comprises an antenna mounting system such as for a boat which allows for a user to adjust the angle of the antenna without requiring a threaded fastener to be adjusted. The antenna mounting system uses an adjustment knob which is biased towards an antenna mount and keyed to the antenna mount, where a user may unbiased the adjustment knob relative to the antenna mount and rotate the adjustment knob and antenna mount to adjust the angle of the antenna. This may remove the need to tighten or loosen fasteners to adjust the angle and associated height of the antenna.
Claims20
An antenna mounting system, comprising:
- a mounting base having mounting base lower and upper sections and an upper portion having an upper portion first surface, an upper portion second surface with a third set of teeth, and an upper portion through hole disposed between the upper portion first surface and the upper portion second surface;
- an antenna holder having a base and an antenna mount, the base having an antenna holder first surface with a shaft extending from the antenna holder first surface, wherein the shaft is adapted to extend through the upper portion through hole;
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- an adjustment knob having an adjustment knob first surface with a fourth set of teeth and an adjustment knob second surface, wherein an adjustment knob through hole is disposed between the adjustment knob first and second surfaces and the fourth set of teeth are adapted to meshingly engage the third set of teeth:
- wherein the shaft is disposed through the upper portion through hole and the adjustment knob through hole, a biasing device is disposed around the shaft, and the biasing device is adapted to bias the adjustment knob towards the upper portion.
An antenna mount adapted to be coupled to a surface, the antenna mount comprising:
- a mounting base having mounting base lower and upper sections, mounting holes adapted to respectively receive fasteners to couple the mounting base to the surface, and an upper portion having an upper portion first surface, an upper portion second surface with a third set of teeth, and an upper portion through hole disposed between the upper portion first surface and the upper portion second surface;
- an antenna holder having a base and an antenna mount, the base having an antenna holder first surface with a shaft extending from the antenna holder first surface, wherein the shaft is adapted to extend through the upper portion through hole;
- an adjustment knob having an adjustment knob first surface with a fourth set of teeth and an adjustment knob second surface, wherein an adjustment knob through hole is disposed between the adjustment knob first and second surfaces and the fourth set of teeth are adapted to meshingly engage the third set of teeth:
- wherein the shaft is disposed through the upper portion through hole and the adjustment knob through hole, a biasing device is disposed around the shaft, and the biasing device is adapted to bias the adjustment knob towards the upper portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.