Communications antenna assembly and base therefor

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an antenna assembly showing our new design and showing a typical placement of the antenna assembly on a vehicle;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear end view thereof taken along lines 5--5 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a plan view thereof taken along lines 6--6 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevation of the base for the assembly shown separately for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a left side elevation thereof.

The broken lines are shown for illustrative purposes only.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D158122 April 1950 Pennington
D213099 January 1969 Shirey
D248026 May 30, 1978 Gostomski
1715952 June 1929 Rostrom
2941204 June 1960 Bailey
4089817 May 16, 1978 Kirkendall
Foreign Patent Documents
2538290 April 1976 DEX
2543973 August 1976 DEX
Patent History
Patent number: D259115
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 9, 1978
Date of Patent: May 5, 1981
Assignee: Avanti Research & Development, Inc. (Addison, IL)
Inventors: Robert J. Steinhofer (Franklin Park, IL), Edward E. Elste (Franklin Park, IL)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Law Firm: Dressler, Goldsmith, Shore, Sutker & Milnamow, Ltd.
Application Number: 5/914,845
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/86; D14/91
International Classification: D1403;