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US 5,635,946 AGranted
Stowable, deployable, retractable antenna
OwnerAaron Francisinventor
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Abstract
A portable antenna with a collapsible reflector dish made from a flexible mesh so that the reflector can be folded in upon itself from the deployed position. When closed, the antenna is contained within an outer casing. The outer casing has a top side that opens when the antenna is deployed. Depending upon the specific application, the top side of the outer casing may be flat or conical. The antenna can be deployed by remote element. The driving element extends the support frame for the reflector dish to its deployed position, and raises the boom into its operating position.
Claims9
A deployable antenna comprising:
- a retractable/extendable boom,
- a receiver/transmitter affixed to said boom,
- a reflector dish attached to a casing that contains said antenna, and
- a network of guy wires disposed in opposing pairs and attached to an inner side of panels which form a top side of said casing to said boom;
- wherein
- when said antenna is deployed, said panels are opened to pull said reflector dish to an open, deployed position, while said guy wires simultaneously pull said boom to an upright, deployed position, the guy wires thereafter supporting said boom in the upright, deployed position.
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