Patent ID: 6682029
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: F16M,H01Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A deployable assembly cooperating upon the erection thereof to provide an adjustable mount for supporting a satellite dish antenna at various locations, comprising:a generally hollow base container defined by an upper and lower surface joined at the common peripheries thereof and including a keyed central annulus therebetween, said upper surface further including a fill opening therein provided with a closure and a magnetic compass aligned along the common alignment between said annulus and fill opening; a mount including a cylindrical segment conformed for keyed receipt of one end thereof in said annulus and including a mounting post at the other end engaged by a manually operable pivot for selecting the alignment of said post relative said segment, said pivot including a perforated cap secured to said other end of said segment, a generally hemispherical threaded fitting retained within the common interior of said cap and segment, a helical spring for urging said fitting against said cap, a threaded projection extending from said post through the perforation in said cap and threadably passing through said fitting and opposing means fixed in said segment for opposing said spring and further threaded advancement of said projection; and level indicating means secured to said mounting post.