Protective mounting structure for retractable antenna

Claim 1

A PROTECTIVE MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR A RADIO ANTENNA COMPRISING IN VERTICAL ORIENTATION: (A) A SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING A VERTICAL BORE; (B) A TUBULAR PROTECTIVE CASING MOVABLE AXIALLY WITHIN SAID BORE BETWEEN A LOWER HOUSED POSITION AND A RAISED POSITION; (C) A COVER CARRIED BY SAID CASING OVER THE TOP OF SAID CASING AND MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID CASING; (D) A ROD-LIKE ANTENNA SUPPORTED COXIALLY WITHIN SAID CASING AND EXTENDING MOVABLY THROUGH SAID COVER, SAID ANTENNA BEING MOVABLE AXIALLY RELATIVE TO SAID CASING AND SAID COVER ONLY WHEN SAID CASING IS IN SAID RAISED POSITION, SAID ANTENNA HAVING A LOWER RETRACTED POSITION AND AN UPPER EXTENDED POSITION, AND THE TOP OF SAID ANTENNA IN SAID RETRACTED POSITION BEING SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH WITH THE TOP OF SAID COVER; (E) A LOWER INSULATOR FIXED TO SAID ANTENNA IN THE REGION OF THE BOTTOM THEREOF AND MOVABLE AXIALLY IN SAID CASING TO SUPPORT SAID BOTTOM OF SAID ANTENNA COAXIALLY WITHIN SAID CASING; (F) AN UPPER INSULATOR DISPOSED IN THE REGION OF THE TOP OF SAID CASING BELOW AND ADJACENT SAID COVER; SAID UPPER INSULATOR SUPPORTING SAID ANTENNA COAXIALLY FOR MOVEMENT WITHIN SAID CASING; AND (G) MEANS MOVABLE WITH SAID ANTENNA FOR LIFTING SAID COVER ABOVE THE TOP OF SAID CASING WHEN SAID ANTENNA IS IN SAID EXTENDED POSITION SO THAT SAID ANTENNA IS SUPPORTED IN SAID EXTENDED POSITION BY SAID UPPER AND LOWER INSULATORS IN INSULATED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID CASING FOR SENDING OR RECEIVING RADIO SIGNALS.