Mounting fixture for resiliently supporting an antenna

Claim 1

A MOUNTING JOINT FOR A RADIO ANTENNA COMPRISING AN ANTENNA, A CENTRALLY BORED ELECTRICAL INSULATING SUPPORTING BASE MEMBER THEREOF, A CENTRALLY BORED INTERMEDIATE MEMBER RIGIDLY SECURED TO THE BASE MEMBER AND HAVING A CENTRAL HOLLOW SPIGOT AND SOCKET FITMENT WITH AND PERMITTING ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE ANTENNA, A STUD DEPENDING FROM AND RETAINING SAID ANTENNA TO THE INTERMEDIATE MEMBER AND CONSTITUTING A TERMINAL AND EXTENDING THROUGH THE BORE OF THE INTERMEDIATE MEMBER AND INTO THE BORE OF THE BASE MEMBER, INTERMESHING CAM SURFACES AT THE INTERFACES OF THE ANTENNA AND THE INTERMEDIATE MEMBER PERMITTING GAPPING AT SAID INTERFACES ON RESTRAINING ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF SAID ANTENNA, A HOUSING EXTENDING INTO THE BORE OF THE BASE MEMBER FROM THE LOWER END THEREOF AND ACCOMMODATING A LEAD-IN ELECTRIC CABLE AND A TERMINAL AT THE END THEREOF, SPRING MEANS IN SAID HOUSING URGING SAID TERMINAL AND LEAD-IN CABLE THEREIN INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE TERMINAL STUD OF THE ANTENNA, AND SPRING MEANS IN AN ENLARGEMENT OF THE BORE OF THE INTERMEDIATE MEMBER URGING SAID TERMINAL STUD INTO CONTACT WITH SAID TERMINAL OF SAID LEAD-IN CABLE.