Quick release stowage system for transporting mobile satellite antennas
AssigneeWinegard Company
InventorGeorge Tyler McEwan
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Abstract
A mobile satellite antenna system has a first portion that includes an elevation mechanism, and a second portion that includes a dish with a dish back support structure. These portions can be readily connected or disconnected by a set of quick-connect fasteners that selectively fasten the elevation mechanism of the first portion to the dish back support structure of the second portion. Both portions of the satellite antenna system can be separately stored and transported in containers.
Claims12
A mobile satellite antenna system comprising:
- a first portion of the satellite antenna system having an elevation mechanism;
- a second portion of the satellite antenna system having a dish with a dish back support structure;
- quick-connect fasteners for selectively fastening the elevation mechanism of the first portion to the dish back support structure of the second portion;
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- a first transportable container for containing the first portion of the satellite antenna system.
A quick-release method for transporting a mobile satellite antenna system, said method comprising:
- removing quick-connect fasteners to disconnect an elevation mechanism of a first portion of a satellite antenna system from a second portion of the satellite antenna system having dish and a dish back support structure;
- removably securing a top section of a first transportable container over bottom section of the first transportable container to enclose the first portion of the satellite antenna within the first transportable container;
- placing the second portion of the satellite antenna system into a bottom section of a second transportable container;
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- removably securing a top section of the second transportable container to the bottom section of the second transportable container to enclose the second portion of the satellite antenna system within the second transportable container.
A mobile satellite antenna system comprising:
- a first transportable container having a top section and a bottom section;
- a first portion of the satellite antenna system having an elevation mechanism secured to the bottom section of the first transportable container;
- a second portion of the satellite antenna system having a dish with a dish back support structure;
- quick-connect fasteners for selectively fastening the elevation mechanism of the first portion to the dish back support structure of the second portion;
- wherein the top section of the first transportable container is removably securable to the bottom section to enclose the first portion of the satellite antenna system within the first transportable container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.