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US 7,460,081 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for mounting a satellite dish to a pole
AssigneeEchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
InventorKevin S. Holle
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus to mount a satellite dish to a pole. This apparatus allows the mounting of a satellite dish without attaching the dish to the user's home or business.
Claims22
A mount for attaching a mounting mate to a pole, comprising:
- a vertical member comprising a first side and a second side;
- a cross member comprising a first end and a second end, the cross member being attached perpendicularly to the first side of the vertical member;
- a collar comprising a first collar end and a second collar end, wherein the first collar end is attached to the first end of the cross member and the second collar end is attached to the second end of the cross member, and wherein the collar is wrapped around the pole so that the pole is between the collar and the vertical member to hold the second side of the vertical member in a parallel orientation against the pole by friction;
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- a mounting mate attached to the first side of the vertical member.
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A system for mounting an object to a pole, the system comprising:
- a vertical member having a first side and a second side;
- a cross member comprising a first end and a second end, the cross member being attached perpendicularly to the first side of the vertical member;
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- wherein the first end of the cross member is configured to be attached to a first collar end of a collar, and wherein the second end of the cross member is configured to be attached to a second collar end of the collar, to allow the collar to be wrapped around the pole so that the pole is located between the collar and the vertical member to hold the second side of the vertical member in a parallel orientation against the pole by friction.
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A method for mounting an apparatus to a pole, comprising:
- wrapping a collar around a pole, wherein the collar comprises a first collar end and a second collar end;
- attaching a first collar end to a cross member having a first cross member end and a second cross member end, wherein the cross member is attached perpendicularly to a first vertical end of a vertical member having the first vertical end and a second vertical end;
- attaching the second collar end to the second cross member end;
- wherein the collar is wrapped around the pole so that the pole is located between the collar and the second side of the vertical member, wherein the vertical member is held in a parallel orientation to the pole;
- attaching a mounting mate to the vertical member;
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- tightening the collar until the apparatus is held against the pole using friction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.