Abstract: A ribbon marking tool (10) for dispensing a length of warning tape (14) along the ground above a buried conveyance tool includes a housing (20) within which a roll of warning tape (36) is mounted for rotation. A mechanism (32) within the housing serves to feeds the tape out through the housing and to staple the tape to the ground and to sever the tape once a sufficient length of tape is dispensed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 29, 1999
Date of Patent:
April 17, 2001
Assignee:
AT&T Corp.
Inventors:
Hossein Eslambolchi, John Sinclair Huffman
Abstract: A mounting for a satellite dish antenna may be used in multi-unit or other dwellings in which mounting to exterior surfaces is forbidden. The mount includes a base mountable to a wall or to a balcony railing, an extension arm that pivots about the base and telescopes in length, and an aiming system attached to the end of the extension arm for mounting the antenna. In use, the mounting is attached to a wall or railing, the arm is rotated and telescoped outward, and the aiming system is used to aim the antenna at a satellite. The aiming system and the rotation and extension of the extension arm may be done remotely for convenience and to permit operation by disabled persons.