Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Roof mounted antenna for recreational vehicles and the like
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Application No.: US16912824Application Date: 2020-06-26
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Publication No.: US11223113B2Publication Date: 2022-01-11
- Inventor: Thomas P. Hicks , Donald E. DeWitt , Joshua E. DeWitt
- Applicant: Steiner Enterprises
- Applicant Address: US IN Lafayette
- Assignee: Steiner Enterprises
- Current Assignee: Steiner Enterprises
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Lafayette
- Agency: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP
- Main IPC: H01Q1/32
- IPC: H01Q1/32 ; H01Q9/04 ; H01Q1/12

Abstract:
An antenna assembly for mounting on the roof of a recreational vehicle includes a planar antenna structure configured to receive UHF/VHF signals and a shark fin shaped body sized to surround the planar antenna structure vertically oriented relative to the vehicle. The body includes a mounting flange adapted to be fastened to the roof of the vehicle, and a cover attached to the body to completely enclose the planar antenna structure. The cover includes a flange extending from a bottom surface of the cover for engagement within a complementary opening in the roof of the vehicle. The antenna structure includes a printed circuit board with electrical terminals extending therefrom into the flange for connection to TV cables of the vehicle.
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