Patent ID: 7739784
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: H01Q,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for installing a grounding clip into an antenna tube, the method comprising: providing the antenna tube having a cylindrical tube having an upper end and an inner end opposite said upper end, a circumferentially extending groove in said cylindrical tube located between said upper end and said inner end and a tapered lip at the inner end of said cylindrical tube; providing the grounding clip having a resilient base ring, said base ring having an outer circumference for contact with the antenna tube and a gap in said base ring and at least one resiliently flexible contact pin being affixed to and extending from a first end of the said base ring; deforming the grounding clip; inserting the deformed grounding clip over said circumferentially extending groove; and releasing the clip to allow the clip to expand, wherein said expanded clip is held between said circumferentially extending groove and said tapered lip.