US4659044A
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Universal kit for spar-mounted mount for radar antenna
Assignee: R&D Enterprises of Novi Inc
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Filing: 1985-09-26
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Granted: 1987-04-21
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Expires: 2005-09-26
Abstract
Abstract A kit (1) for assembling into a mount (20) for attachment to a spar (21) to support a radar antenna (26) including port and starboard side plates (2), a base plate (3), a plurality of compression tubes (4) and a plurality of threaded fasteners (5). The mount assembled from the kit has the base plate attached to the port and starboard side plates, the side plates attached to the spar, and the compression tubes fastened between the side plates by the threaded fasteners to thereby form a rigid structure capable of supporting a radar antenna.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglas C. Armstrong
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 07:26
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16M; F16M13/00; F16M13/02; F16M11/00; F16M11/20; F16M11/22; H; H01; H01Q; H01Q1/00; H01Q1/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
A kit for assembling a mount for a radar antenna, the mount to be attached to a spar on a sailboat or powerboat, comprising in combination: (1) a base plate for supporting a radar antenna; (2) port and starboard side plates, each side plate including a horizontal leg and a vertical leg, a flange extending along the horizontal leg, a plurality of mounting holes defined along the vertical leg, and a plurality of connector holes defined along each side plate arranged in pairs with a connector hole in the starboard side plate aligned with a connector hole in the port side plate; (3) a plurality of compression tubes, there being one compression tube for each pair of connector holes in the port and starboard side plates; and (4) a plurality of threaded fasteners, there being one threaded fastener for each compression tube, the kit being adapted for assembling a mount to be attached to a spar along the mounting holes of the side plates with the base plate attached to the flanges of the side plates and with the compression tubes fastened between the side plates by the threaded fasteners extending through the connector holes of the side plates and the compression tubes, the compression tubes being adjusted to a length equal to the width of a spar.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
218 words
A kit for assembling a mount for a radar antenna, the mount to be attached to a spar on a sailboat or powerboat, comprising in combination: (1) a base plate for supporting a radar antenna; (2) port and starboard side plates, each side plate including a horizontal leg and a vertical leg, a flange extending along the horizontal leg, a plurality of mounting holes defined along the vertical leg, and a plurality of connector holes defined along each side plate arranged in pairs with a connector hole in the starboard side plate aligned with a connector hole in the port side plate; (3) a plurality of compression tubes, there being one compression tube for each pair of connector holes in the port and starboard side plates; and (4) a plurality of threaded fasteners, there being one threaded fastener for each compression tube, the kit being adapted for assembling a mount to be attached to a spar along the mounting holes of the side plates with the base plate attached to the flanges of the side plates and with the compression tubes fastened between the side plates by the threaded fasteners extending through the connector holes of the side plates and the compression tubes, the compression tubes being adjusted to a length equal to the width of a spar.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A kit according to claim 1, wherein: each side plate further comprises a vertical web and the flange extends outwardly from the horizontal leg thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A kit according to claim 1 further including: a plurality of vertical spacer tubes for positioning between the base plate and the flange of each side plate to raise the base plate above the side plates when a mount is assembled from the kit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A kit according to claim 2 further including: a plurality of vertical spacer tubes for positioning between the base plate and the flange of each side plate to raise the base plate above the side plates when a mount is assembled from the kit.
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