Antenna structure for collection and detection of radiation

Claim 2

A hand held mechanical antenna structure collecting radiation for detection, having in combination an elongated housing having open upper and lower ends, a cone shaped antenna member disposed within said housing, an outlet of relatively small width at one end of said antenna member, a sensing plate member carried by said housing spaced above said outlet, a shutter member in operative association with said outlet, means carried by said housing for moving said shutter member relative to said outlet, a hood member upstanding from the upper end of said housing overlying said sensing plate member, and an opening in said hood member providing access to said sensing plate member.

Claim 3

The structure of claim 1, wherein said housing is substantially cylindrical in form.

Claim 4

The structure of claim 1, wherein said antenna member has an open bottom fitting into said open lower end of said housing.

Claim 5

The structure of claim 1, including a collar upstanding from the upper end of said housing, and said sensing plate member being supported upon said collar.

Claim 6

The structure of claims 1 or 4, including means carried by said housing for adjusting the tension of said sensing plate member.

Claim 7

A hand held mechanical antenna structure collecting radiation for detection, having in combination an elongated open ended housing, an annular collar upstanding from an upper end portion of said housing, a sensing plate member seated upon said collar, a dome shaped hood supported by said housing disposed over said sensing plate member, an opening in said hood for access to said sensing plate member, an antenna member within said housing having its wall tapering upwardly to an outlet, said outlet being centered below said sensing plate member, said antenna member collecting a wide spherical angle of radiation passing the same onto said sensing plate member, a shutter member mounted in said housing disposed to overlie said outlet, means carried by said housing for operating said shutter member moving the same to uncover said outlet, means in association with said last mentioned means for normally urging said shutter member to overlie said outlet, and carrying means attached to said housing.

Claim 8

A hand held mechanical antenna structure collecting radiation for detection, having in combination an elongated open ended housing, an annular collar upstanding from an upper end portion of said housing, a sensing plate member seated upon said collar, a dome shaped hood supported by said housing disposed over said sensing plate member, an opening in said hood for access to said sensing plate member, an antenna member within said housing having its wall tapering upwardly to an outlet, said outlet being centered below said sensing plate member, said antenna member collecting a wide spherical angle of radiation passing the same onto said sensing plate member, a shutter member mounted in said housing disposed to overlie said outlet, means carried by said housing for operating said shutter member moving the same to uncover said outlet, means in association with said last mentioned means for normally urging said shutter member to overlie said outlet, and carrying means attached to said housing.

Claim 9

The structure of claim 2, wherein said sensing plate member comprises a ring member having a periphery fitting about said annular collar, a flexible sheet material forming a sensing plate, the periphery of said sensing plate being embedded within said periphery of said ring member, an annular groove within said upper end portion of said housing underlying said ring member, and means carried by said housing drawing said ring member into said groove for adjusting the tension of said sensing plate member upon said collar.

Claim 10

The structure of claim 6, wherein said antenna member is formed of a copper sheet material, and a gold plating ring forms an inner reflective surface of said antenna member.

Claim 11

The structure of claim 2, wherein said shutter member comprises an end wall overlying said outlet, a pair of diverging legs depend from said end wall along the wall of said antenna member in opposed relation, and means carried by said antenna member for pivotally securing adjacent lower end portions of said legs.

Claim 12

The structure of claim 2, wherein said shutter member comprises an end wall overlying said outlet, a pair of diverging legs depend from said end wall in opposed relation overlying said wall of said antenna member, means carried by said antenna member pivotally securing adjacent lower end portions of said legs, and means carried by said antenna member engaging said legs and normally urging said end wall to overlie said outlet.

Claim 13

The structure of claim 2, wherein said shutter member comprises an end wall overlying said outlet, a pair of legs in opposed relation extend from said end wall along said antenna member, means carried by said antenna member for pivotally securing said legs, said shutter member operating means comprising a gear train within said housing, a shaft in connection with said gear train, means exterior of said housing carried by said shaft for operating said shaft, a cam carried by said shaft within said housing, and a cam follower carried by one of said legs engaged by said cam moving said shutter member in a direction away from said outlet.

Claim 14

The structure of claim 2, wherein said shutter member operating means includes means particularly for moving said shutter member in specific increments relative to said outlet.

Claim 15

The structure of claim 2, wherein said shutter member operating means includes indicia, said indicia representing increments of movement of said shutter member, and a member manually movable to position said shutter member relative to said outlet.