Patent ID: 6942189
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. A curb and cap mounting assembly adapted for mounting a dish antenna to a structure comprising: (a) a curb member including a planar flashing portion with a central housing portion extending vertically from the flashing portion and forming an enclosed space, the central housing portion including a plurality of fastener apertures there around and having top and bottom openings, the central housing portion including a notch adjacent the top opening, the curb member adapted for attachment to a structure via the planar flashing portion; and (b) a cap member having a planar top portion and a peripheral edge portion extending downwardly therefrom, the cap member sized to fit over the top opening of the central housing portion, the cap member's peripheral edge portion extending below the notch adjacent the top opening of the central housing portion, and including a plurality of fastener apertures in register with the fastener apertures of the central housing portion, and a like number of fasteners inserted through the aligned fastener apertures to reversibly fasten the cap member's peripheral edge portion to the curb member's central housing portion, the cap member further having a plurality of upward extending linear fasteners protruding from the planar top portion opposite the central housing portion, the linear fasteners adapted for fastening a communications antenna thereto; (c) whereby, the curb and cap mounting assembly is adapted for securing to the structure by the planar flashing portion and is adapted to receive a communications cable extending from the interior of the structure directly beneath and through the bottom opening of the central housing portion into the enclosed space therein, the cable being extendable over the vertical central housing portion of the curb member through the notch therein and further extending under the downward extending peripheral edge portion of the cap member and extending exterior the assembly, the mounting assembly being adapted to mount a communications antenna to the cap member by the upward extending linear fasteners, the antenna being adapted for connection to the cable to deliver communications signals interior the structure.