Antenna polar mount assembly

Claim 1

An antenna support assembly (10) for supporting a disk-type antenna (12) on a support post (14) defining a vertical axis and having a horizontal axis perpendicular to said vertical axis, said assembly (10) including a polar adjustment means (16) to interconnect an antenna (12) and a support post (14) and having a slanted axis inclined relative to said vertical axis for adjusting and fixing the position of the antenna about said vertical axis for longitude and about said horizontal axis for latitude and angularly fore and aft relative to said slanted axis, said polar adjustment means (16) including mounting means (18) for securing said polar adjustment means (16) to the support post (14) and for adjustment about said vertical axis, housing means (20) for adjustment about said horizontal axis, and brace means (22) secured to said housing means (20) to attach the antenna (12) to said housing means (20) and to define said slanted axis along said housing means (20) and for adjustment of the antenna (12) angularly for and aft relative to said slanted axis, said housing means (20) including a housing (24) pivotally secured to said mounting means (18) and the support post (14) at said horizontal axis and having side flanges (26) forming a U-shaped configuraiton and having a curved elongated slot (28) on at least one of said side flanges (26) and a fastening means (30) disposed within said slot (28) for adjusting and fixing the position of the housing (24) with respect to said horizontal axis, said brace means (22) including a top bracket means (56) for adjustably securing the antenna (12) to the upper portion (58) of said housing (24) along said slanted axis, and a bottom bracket means (60) for fixedly securing the antenna (12) to the lower portion 962) of said housing (24) along said slanted axis, said assembly characterized by said top bracket means (56) including an upper bracket (82) secured to the antenna (12) and having a U-shaped configuration, a threaded rod (84) pivotally connected between said upper bracket (82) for displacing said upper bracket (82) for and aft said slanted axis, said bottom bracket means (60) including an upper angle bracket (64) having a U-shaped configuration and a lower angle bracket (68) disposed between said upper angle bracket (64) and having a U-shaped configuration and connecting said upper angle bracket (64) to said housing (24)