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US 7,030,822 B1Granted
Antenna mounting bracket for pickup trucks
OwnerEric John Grabowskiinventor
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Abstract
A robust antenna mounting bracket suitable for mounting a variety of high-frequency, very-high-frequency, and ultra-high frequency communications antennas to the bed of a pickup truck. The bracket, which is made from a single piece of metal, consists of a horizontal platform, which accepts a wide variety of antenna bases, a vertical panel, which transfers the force due to the weight of the antenna to a stake pocket housing, and a leg, which connects the platform to the foot and causes the platform to be located behind the rear fender of a pickup truck.
Claims7
A bracket for mounting an antenna to a bed of a pickup truck comprising:
- (a) a rigid horizontal platform of sufficient size to accommodate a particular antenna base, ground terminal, and impedance matching capacitor, connected along one side to
- (b) a rigid vertical leg of sufficient length such that the platform is located behind a rear fender of the pickup truck, and
- (c) a vertical foot located at the end of the leg opposite the platform and on the opposite side of the leg from the platform, and
- (d) a plurality of holes in the leg for the means of attaching the bracket to the bed of the pickup truck, whereby a wide variety of antenna bases can be mounted to the bed of the pickup truck in such a way that the antenna will be located behind and above the rear fender so that antenna performance is optimized, a wide variety of antennas styles can be employed, physical interference with widely used truck accessories is avoided, and the cosmetic appearance of the truck body is not significantly diminished.
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