Antenna

- Antennas Direct, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the antenna, showing our new design, wherein the support is shown in a first configuration suitable for supporting the antenna on a horizontal surface;

FIG. 2 is a right elevation view of thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a back elevation view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an upper back perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is another front perspective view of the antenna, wherein the support is shown in a second configuration suitable for supporting the antenna from a vertical surface;

FIG. 10 is a right elevation view of the antenna shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a left elevation view of the antenna shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a front elevation view of the antenna shown in FIG. 9;

FIG. 13 is a back elevation view of the antenna shown in FIG. 9; and

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the antenna shown in FIG. 9; and,

FIG. 15 is a bottom plan view of the antenna shown in FIG. 9.

In the drawings, the broken lines depict environmental subject matter only for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash lines represent boundaries between claimed and unclaimed subject matter.

Claims

The ornamental design for an antenna, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D666178
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 12, 2010
Date of Patent: Aug 28, 2012
Assignee: Antennas Direct, Inc. (Ellisville, MO)
Inventors: Richard E. Schneider (Wildwood, MO), John Edwin Ross, III (Moab, UT), Corey Feit (St. Louis, MO), Dale Picolet (House Springs, MO)
Primary Examiner: John Windmuller
Attorney: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
Application Number: 29/376,791