Patent ID: 6456258
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
An antennae mounting system for an array of hub antennae in a point-to-multipoint millimeter wave communications system, comprising:a first generally C-shaped bracket adapted to be mechanically secured to a supporting structure, said bracket having at least one preformed hole extending through the upper flange thereof coaxially aligned with a preformed hole in the lower flange thereof; a second generally C-shaped bracket adapted for supporting at least one hub antenna in one of a plurality of preselected positions relative thereto, said second bracket having at least one preformed hole extending generally normal through the upper flange thereof in coaxial alignment with a preformed hole extending through the lower flange thereof, said first and second bracket being configured to nest with the lower flange of one of said brackets being supported by the lower flange of the other of said brackets with a preformed hole in the upper and lower flanges of one of said brackets coaxially aligned with a preformed hole in the upper and lower flange of the other of said brackets; and a connector for connecting the said two brackets, said connector comprising an elongated housing having an internal spring and a pin extending axially from both ends thereof, at least one of said pins being biased by said spring into an extended position and being sufficiently axially compressible into a retracted position for said housing to be manually inserted between the uppermost one of said lower flanges and the lowermost one of said upper flanges with one of said pins protruding through an aligned hole in said upper flanges and the other of said pins protruding through aligned holes in said lower flanges, to thereby pivotably connect said two brackets.