Satellite dish antenna mount
OwnerBarry Dierkesinventor
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Abstract
In an array of cooperating parts useful to form a portable satellite dish antenna mount base an assortment of attachments is provided to secure the base to a marina storage box, structural elements of a stabilized recreational vehicle and also to ground. At the same time the interface between the base and the mount itself may be tapered along interfering tapers to render the assembly and disassembly convenient. Once assembled an end mounting post on the mount is aligned to a vertical alignment with the assistance of a bubble level in the post end to support the dish antenna thereon. The base may further include a magnetic compass to aid in the antenna alignment.
Claims9
In an assembly cooperating upon the erection thereof to provide an adjustable mount for supporting a satellite dish antenna defined by a generally hollow base container including an upper and lower surface joined at the common peripheries thereof and including a keyed central annulus therebetween, a cylindrical segment conformed for receipt of one end thereof in said annulus and including a mounting post at the other end engaged by a manually operable pivot for selecting the alignment of said post relative said segment, said pivot including a perforated cap secured to said other end of said segment, a generally hemispherical threaded fitting retained within the common interior of said cap and segment, a helical spring for urging said fitting against said cap, a threaded projection extending from said post through the perforation in said cap and threadably passing through said fitting and opposing means fixed in said segment for opposing said spring and further threaded advancement of said projection;
- and level indicating means secured to said mounting post, the improvement comprising:
- said lower surface of said base including a plurality of legs for the support thereof, each said leg being provided with a corresponding flexible loop conformed for sliding deployment from a stored position subjacent said lower surface of said container to an extended position exterior of the common periphery thereof.
In a deployable assembly of cooperating parts conformed to provide upon the erection thereof an adjustable mount for supporting a satellite dish antenna on top of a generally triangular marine dock storage container, and including a cylindrical segment provided with a mounting post at one end conformed to be attached to said satellite dish and engaged by a manually operable pivot for selecting the alignment of said post relative said segment and level indicating means secured to said mounting post, the improvement comprising:
- a base including a generally triangular base plate provided with an annulus conformed for receiving the other end of said segment, a plurality of legs for supporting said base plate on said storage container, a plurality of securing perforations formed along the peripheral edge of said base plate and a corresponding plurality of elastic attachment straps for securing said base plate to said dock storage container.
In a deployable assembly of cooperating parts conformed to provide upon the erection thereof an adjustable mount for mounting a satellite dish antenna onto a selected structural member of a recreational vehicle, and including a cylindrical segment provided with a mounting post at one end conformed to be attached to said satellite dish and engaged by a manually operable pivot for selecting the alignment of said post relative said segment and level indicating means secured to said mounting post, the improvement comprising:
- a clamping adapter conformed for clamped engagement to said selected structural member including a pair of opposed clamping pieces defining a common cavity therebetween for securing to one portion of said selected structural member;
- a first and second threaded fastener extending through said opposed clamping pieces;
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- a securing piece provided with a plurality of threaded opening pairs each spaced for threaded engagement by said first and second fasteners, said securing piece further including a transverse opening dimensioned for receipt of the other end of said cylindrical segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.