Patent ID: 6556171
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
An antenna apparatus comprising:an extendible antenna rod; a housing; a hinge member coupled to a bottom end of said antenna rod, said antenna rod being attached to said hinge member and being pivotally rotatable relative to said hinge member, said hinge member being slidingly attached to said housing such that said antenna rod and said hinge member move together through multiple up and down positions within said housing, wherein said hinge member provides for said antenna rod to rotate relative to an axial centerline of said housing in the multiple up and down positions within said housing; and an extendible cylindrical member coupled to a top end of said antenna rod, wherein the top end and the bottom end are oppositely situated within said antenna rod, and further wherein the antenna rod is slidingly fitted to the cylindrical member for raising or lowering the antenna rod within the housing.