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US 5,870,059 AGranted
Antenna mast with level indicating means
AssigneeMCI WorldCom, Inc.
InventorKevin T. Reynolds
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Abstract
An antenna mounting system including at least one level indicating device mounted on a mast of the antenna for providing a constant indication of the alignment of the mast relative to a selected orientation of the mast with respect to the horizon.
Claims4
An antenna system comprising:
- a base adapted to be mounted on a support surface;
- a mast connected to said base;
- an antenna assembly connected to said mast, said mast being adjustable relative to said supporting surface to provide a plurality of degrees of freedom such that an axis of said mast may be positioned at a selected orientation relative to the horizon in each of said degrees of freedom;
- at least two lengthwise bubble level indicators positioned perpendicularly to each other mounted to said mast so that the respective bubbles in said bubble level indicators provide indications that said base is levelly mounted to said support surface irrespective of the orientation of said surface relative to said horizon;
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- an annular bubble tube mounted about said mast, a bubble in said annular bubble tube indicating the rotational position of said antenna assembly relative to the axis of said mast.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.