Mast assembly

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2006-03-21

2006-03-21

Chen, Shih-Chao (Department: 2821)

Communications: radio wave antennas

Antennas

With support for antenna, reflector or director

C343S874000, C343S882000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07015872

ABSTRACT:
An antenna installation having a tower including supporting a mast supported adjacent its upper end and in turn being supported adjacent its lower end by a first hinge mechanism for pivotal movement about a first horizontally disposed hinge axis between a generally horizontally disposed lowered and vertically upstanding use positions; an antenna including a boom mounted on said mast and a plurality of antenna elements mounted on said boom to lie within plane disposed generally normal to said mast when in upstanding use position; and a hinge mechanism for supporting the antenna for pivotal movement about a second generally horizontally disposed hinge axis adopted to be disposed parallel to the first hinge axis and including gravity responsive latch means for controlling against pivotal movement of the antenna relative to the mast.

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“Wind damage brings repair solution”, Buddy Clifton, QST Magazine, Sep. 2003, p. 21.

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