Patent ID: 6507324
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A parabolic dish antenna with a quick connect/disconnect between the parabolic dish and the antenna waveguide, comprising:a base configured for removable attachment to a transceiver and having an elongated antenna waveguide standing proud therefrom, said base having a plurality of arcuate spaced apart slots radially spaced from the proximate end of the waveguide; and a parabolic dish having a central aperture for receiving the distal end of said waveguide therethrough and having a connecting ring on the proximate side thereof, said connecting ring having a plurality of spaced apart connector elements each configured for insertion into one of said plurality of slots and for retention therein when inserted and rotated about said waveguide, so that said parabolic dish is capable of being manually and removably attached to said base without removing said base from any transceiver to which attached.