Convertible antenna-mounting structure

Claim 2

An antenna mounting structure adapted to interchangeably engage and be supported by an auxiliary supporting structure of any of a plurality of different types, comprising: antennacarrying framework means provided with and removably interchangeably carrying antenna means of at least one type, including at least two antenna means portions, in an electrically isolated and insulated manner relative to the antenna-carrying framework means, said antenna-carrying framework means having physically spaced separate antenna-carrying portions thereof carrying corresponding antenna portions of said antenna means and being provided with physical-position-adjustment means for selective adjustment of the physical position of said corresponding antenna portions of said antenna means carried thereby for optimizing the receptivity coupling thereof with respect to a corresponding electromagnetic field adapted to be received thereby; said antenna-carrying framework means being provided with engaging and mounting means adapted to be effectively engaged with respect to an auxiliary supporting means for supporting the entire antenna-carrying framework means and the antenna means carried thereby in a selected relationship with respect to such an auxiliary supporting means; said antennacarrying framework means being of substantially cruciform shape and including a substantially vertically directed pole portion and a substantially transversely directed cross arm portion, said antenna-carrying portions of said antenna-carrying framework means comprising separate portions at outer ends of said cross arm portion and a top part of said pole portion; said physicalposition-adjustment means comprising pivot means providing for relative pivotal movement of each of said physically spaced, separate antenna-carrying portions at outer ends of said cross arm portion around a selected axis substantially perpendicular to said substantially transversely directed cross arm portions of said antenna-carrying framework means; said antenna-carrying portions independently pivotally carried by outer ends of said cross arm portion of said antenna-carrying framework means being provided with electrically conductive coupling cap means and antenna lead-in wire connecting means for exteriorly mounting said corresponding antenna portions therearound in a manner electrically connected with respect thereto and for correspondingly engaging corresponding ones of a pair of antenna lead-in wires.

Claim 3

Apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said antenna pole portion is hollow and is provided with said antenna lead-in wires therewithin from the connections thereof with respect to said separate antenna portions, said antenna lead-in wires extending along the hollow interior of said antenna pole portion toward said engaging and mounting means for egress and connection to corresponding antenna terminals of a television receiver.

Claim 4

An antenna mounting structure adapted to interchangeably engage and be supported by an auxiliary supporting structure of any of a plurality of different types, comprising: antenna-carrying framework means provided with and removably interchangeably carrying antenna means of at least one type, including at least two antenna means portions, in an electrically isolated and insulated manner relative to the antenna-carrying framework means, said antenna-carrying framework means having physically spaced separate antenna-carrying portions thereof carrying corresponding antenna portions of said antenna means and being provided with physical-position-adjustment means for selective adjustment of the physical position of said corresponding antenna portions of said antenna means carried thereby for optimizing the receptivity coupling thereof with respect to a corresponding electromagnetic field adapted to be received thereby; said antenna-carrying framework means being provided with engaging and mounting means adapted to be effectively engaged with respect to an auxiliary supporting means for supporting the entire antenna-carrying framework means and the antenna means carried thereby in a selected relationship with respect to such an auxiliary supporting means; said antenna-carrying framework means being of substantially cruciform shape and including a substantially vertically directed pole portion and a substantially transversely directed cross arm portion, said antenna-carrying portions of said antenna-carrying framework means comprising separate portions at outer ends of said cross arm portion and a top part of said pole portion; said physical-position-adjustment means comprising at least a pair of mutually perpendicular pivot means providing for two corresponding different types of pivotal movement around two correspondingly mutually perpendicular pivot axes of the corresponding antenna-carrying portions with respect to the remainder of said antenna-carrying framework means, with one of said pivot means comprising a pair of substantially transversely spaced pivots, each providing for relative pivotal movement of the corresponding one of said physically spaced, antenna-carrying portions of said framework means at outer ends of said cross arm portion around an axis perpendicular thereto and relative to the corresponding adjacent part of said cross arm portion; said two spaced, pivotally mounted, antenna-carrying portions independently pivotally carried by outer ends of said cross arm portion of said antenna-carrying framework means being provided with a pair of substantially cylindrical, slip-over, electrically conductive, coupling cap means slipped-over and carried by each outer terminus of said two spaced, pivotally mounted antenna-carrying portions and antenna lead-in wire connecting means for exteriorly mounting said corresponding antenna portions therearound in a manner electrically connected with respect thereto and for correspondingly engaging corresponding ones of a pair of antenna lead-in wires.

Claim 5

An antenna mounting structure adapted to interchangeably engage and be supported by an auxiliary supporting structure of any of a plurality of different types, comprising: antenna-carrying framework means provided with and removably interchangeably carrying antenna means of at least one type, including at least two antenna means portions, in an electrically isolated and insulated manner relative to the antenna-carrying framework means, said antenna-carrying framework means having physically spaced separate antenna-carrying portions thereof carrying corresponding antenna portions of said antenna means and being provided with physical-position-adjustment means for selective adjustment of the physical position of said corresponding antenna portions of said antenna means carried thereby for optimizing the receptivity coupling thereof with respect to a corresponding electromagnetic field adapted to be received thereby; said antenna-carrying framework means being provided with engaging and mounting means adapted to be effectively engaged with respect to an auxiliary supporting means for supporting the entire antenna-carrying framework means and the antenna means carried thereby in a selected relationship with respect to such an auxiliary supporting means; said antenna-carrying framework means being of substantially cruciform shape and including a substantially vertically directed pole portion and a substantially transversely directed cross arm portion, said antenna-carrying portions of said antenna-carrying framework means comprising separate portions at outer ends of said cross arm portion and a top part of said pole portion; said physical-position-adjustment means comprising at least a pair of mutually perpendicular pivot means providing for two corresponding different types of pivotal movement around two correspondingly mutually perpendicular pivot axes of the corresponding antenna-carrying portions with respect to the remainder of said antenna-carrying framework means, with one of said pivot means comprising a pair of substantially transversely spaced pivots, each providing for relative pivotal movement of the corresponding one of said physically spaced, antenna-carrying portions of said framework means at outer ends of said cross arm portion around an axis perpendicular thereto and relative to the corresponding adjacent part of said cross arm portion; said two spaced, pivotally mounted, antenna-carrying portions independently pivotally carried by outer ends of said cross arm portion of said antenna-carrying framework means being provided with a pair of substantially cylindrical, slip-over, electrically conductive, coupling cap means slipped-over and carried by each outer terminus of said two spaced, pivotally mounted antenna-carrying portions and antenna lead-in wire connecting means for exteriorly mounting said corresponding antenna portions therearound in a manner electrically connected with respect thereto and for correspondingly engaging corresponding ones of a pair of antenna lead-in wires.