Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
An improved antenna mount for mounting a satellite dish on a vertical support pole, said mount including: a base adapted to be mounted on an upper end of the support pole; a plurality of bolts adjustably mounted on the base for engagement with the pole about the periphery thereof; arm means for supporting a satellite dish; motorized control means mounted on the base for rotating the arm means and supported satellite dish; including a housing containing an electric motor and a turret mount, a turret rotatably mounted on the turret mount and driven by the motor, and arm mounting means comprising a pivot bracket pivotally mounting the arm means on the turret and declination angle control bolts interposed between said arm means and said pivot bracket for maintaining the arm means in a pivotally adjusted position; and wherein said motor housing is pivotally mounted on the top of said base by a hinge and a pair of slotted adjustment arms adapted to be fixedly secured at one end to said base, and at another end to said motor housing, enabling the motor housing to be pivoted to a desired satellite tracking position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
An improved antenna mount for mounting a satellite dish on a vertical support pole, said mount including: a base adapted to be mounted on an upper end of the support pole; a plurality of bolts adjustably mounted on the base for engagement with the pole about the periphery thereof; arm means for supporting a satellite dish; motorized control means mounted on the base for rotating the arm means and supported satellite dish; including a housing containing an electric motor and a turret mount, a turret rotatably mounted on the turret mount and driven by the motor, and arm mounting means comprising a pivot bracket pivotally mounting the arm means on the turret and declination angle control bolts interposed between said arm means and said pivot bracket for maintaining the arm means in a pivotally adjusted position; and wherein said motor housing is pivotally mounted on the top of said base by a hinge and a pair of slotted adjustment arms adapted to be fixedly secured at one end to said base, and at another end to said motor housing, enabling the motor housing to be pivoted to a desired satellite tracking position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The improved antenna mount defined in claim 1 in which the turret is formed with an arcuate gear track; and in which a drive gear is drivingly engaged with the gear track and is driven by the motor for rotating the turret with respect to the turret mount and motor housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The improved antenna mount defined in claim 2 in which the drive gear is connected to the motor through a gear reducer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improved antenna mount defined in claim 2 in which the gear track has an arcuate length of at least 180°.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
89 words
The improved antenna mount defined in claim 1 in which the turret mount is a cylindrical shaped member mounted on the motor housing; in which a drive gear operatively connected to the motor is rotatably mounted within a concave recess formed in the turret mount; in which the turret is formed with a cylindrical central opening in which the turret mount is telescopically located; and in which the turret includes an internal gear track engaged with the drive gear for rotating said turret with respect to the turret mount.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The improved antenna mount defined in claim 5 in which the turret is rotatably mounted on the turret mount by a thrust bearing which also supports the turret on said turret mount.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The improved antenna mount defined in claim 6 in which the turret is maintained on the turret mount by retaining bolts which are mounted on the turret and extend into an annular groove formed in the periphery of the turret mount.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The improved antenna mount defined in claim 1 in which the base includes a housing telescopically mounted on and supported by the top of the vertical support pole.