Patent ID: 7009577
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. A mounting mechanism for attaching an antenna to a level measurement device, said level measurement device including a housing and said antenna having a shaft end, said mounting mechanism comprising: an outer ring, said outer ring being coupled to a section of said housing; an inner ring, said inner ring being mounted inside said outer ring, and said inner ring having an inner opening for receiving the shaft end of the antenna; a plurality of cams, said cams having a connection for coupling to said inner ring, and said cams having another pivot connection for coupling to said outer ring, said pivot connections permitting said inner ring to rotate with respect to said outer ring between a locking position and an unlocking position; in said locking position, said cams engaging the shaft end of the antenna, and in said unlocking position, said cams being disengaged from the shaft end of the antenna.