Antenna having reversibly retained torque wrench intended to assist in tightening the antenna
AssigneeAdronics Elrob Manufacturing Corporation
InventorRichard C. Robinson
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Abstract
An antenna having a reversibly retained torque wrench. The torque wrench has a deformable lip region of the upper portion of its hollow inner region that allows the torque wrench to be reversibly retained, or coupled, within a wrench coupling region of the antenna during shipping and uncoupled after installation. The torque wrench also is capable of assisting in installing the antenna on its intended base structure by coupling a lower portion of its hollow inner region over a multi-sided torquing region of the lower attachment portion of the antenna and twisting its outer region to tighten the antenna onto its base structure.
Claims16
A removable antenna system comprising:
- an antenna having an aerial portion, a wrench coupling region, and a lower attachment region, wherein said wrench coupling region comprises an inner grooved region and an outer holding region, said inner grooved region being in closest proximity with said lower attachment region;
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- a torque wrench capable of being reversibly secured to said antenna during shipping, said torque wrench also being capable of tightening said antenna to an associated base and loosening said antenna from said associated base,
- wherein said torque wrench has a pair of outer regions and a hollow inner region, said hollow region having an upper portion and a lower portion,
- wherein said upper portion has a deformable region, said deformable region capable of being reversibly deformed over said outer holding region and reformed around said inner grooved region, thereby reversibly securing said torque wrench to said antenna.
A removable antenna for use on an automobile, boat, or other system having a base structure comprising:
- an aerial portion;
- a lower attachment region;
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- a wrench coupling region, wherein said wrench coupling region comprises an inner grooved region and an outer holding region, said inner grooved region being in closest proximity with said lower attachment region.
A car having an antenna system comprising:
- a base;
- an antenna capable of being reversibly coupled to said base, said antenna comprising an aerial portion, a wrench coupling region, and a lower attachment region;
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- a torque wrench capable of being reversibly coupled to said wrench coupling region of said antenna, said torque wrench also being capable of coupling with said lower attachment region to tighten said antenna to said base or to loosen said antenna from said base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.