Patent Publication Number: US-6342862-B1

Title: UHF indoor TV antenna

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a delta loop indoor TV antenna and more particularly pertains to a new UHF indoor TV antenna for providing better UHF TV reception. 
     2. Description of the Prior Art 
     The use of a delta loop indoor TV antenna is known in the prior art. More specifically, a delta loop indoor TV antenna heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements. 
     Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,790,082; 5,552,796; 3,051,952; 4,851,857; 4,864,632; and 2,537,191. 
     While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new UHF indoor TV antenna. The inventive device includes a base member being adapted to rest upon a surface; and also includes a signal receiving member having end portions which is securely disposed in the base member with the signal receiving member extending outwardly from the base member; and further includes a TV connecting member having a first end and a second end which is disposed in the base member and which is connected to the end portions of the signal receiving member. 
     In these respects, the UHF indoor TV antenna according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of providing better UHF TV reception. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of delta loop indoor TV antenna now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new UHF indoor TV antenna construction wherein the same can be utilized for providing better UHF TV reception. 
     The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new UHF indoor TV antenna which has many of the advantages of the delta loop indoor TV antenna mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new UHF indoor TV antenna which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art delta loop indoor TV antenna, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
     To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a base member being adapted to rest upon a surface; and also includes a signal receiving member having end portions which is securely disposed in the base member with the signal receiving member extending outwardly from the base member; and further includes a TV connecting member having a first end and a second end which is disposed in the base member and which is connected to the end portions of the signal receiving member. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
     As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention. 
     Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way. 
     It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new UHF indoor TV antenna which has many of the advantages of the delta loop indoor TV antenna mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new UHF indoor TV antenna which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art delta loop indoor TV antenna, either alone or in any combination thereof. 
     It is another object of the present invention to provide a new UHF indoor TV antenna which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed. 
     It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new UHF indoor TV antenna which is of a durable and reliable construction. 
     An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new UHF indoor TV antenna which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such UHF indoor TV antenna economically available to the buying public. 
     Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new UHF indoor TV antenna which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith. 
     Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new UHF indoor TV antenna for providing better UHF TV reception. 
     Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new UHF indoor TV antenna which includes a base member being adapted to rest upon a surface; and also includes a signal receiving member having end portions which is securely disposed in the base member with the signal receiving member extending outwardly from the base member; and further includes a TV connecting member having a first end and a second end which is disposed in the base member and which is connected to the end portions of the signal receiving member. 
     Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new UHF indoor TV antenna that has a bi-directional signal receiving pattern. 
     Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new UHF indoor TV antenna that avoids having to use an impedance matching transformer and its associated 6 db signal losses. 
     These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
     FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a new UHF indoor TV antenna according to the present invention. 
     FIG. 2 is a top cross-sectional view of the present invention. 
     FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the present invention. 
     FIG. 4 is a detailed top plan view of the end portions of the signal receiving member and the lead wires of the coaxial cable of the present invention. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 4 thereof, a new UHF indoor TV antenna embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the UHF indoor TV antenna  10  generally comprises a base member  11  being adapted to rest upon a surface with the base member  11  being essentially made of plastic and having a flat top surface  13  and a flat bottom side  14  and with the base member  11  being approximately 10 centimeters square and having a thickness of approximately one centimeter. The UHF indoor TV antenna  10  also includes a signal receiving member  15  having end portions  16 , 17  which is securely and conventionally disposed in the base member  11 . The signal receiving member  15  extends outwardly from the top surface  13  of the base member  11  with the signal receiving member  15  being essentially formed into a loop having a main portion  18  which is angled relative to the end portions  16 , 17 . The main portion  18  of the signal receiving member  15  has a first end segment  19 , an intermediate segment  21  which is angled relative to the first end segment  19 , and a second end segment  20  which is angled relative to the intermediate segment  21 . The end portions  16 , 17  extend from the first and second end segments  19 , 20  with the first and second end segments  19 , 20  being angled relative to one another and to the base member  11 . The first and second end segments  19 , 20  extend outwardly from the base member  11  and are disposed within a plane and are angled at approximately 56 degrees from one another. The intermediate segment  21  is spaced above and parallel to the base member  11  and is angled approximately 62 degrees from the first and second end segments  19 , 20  with the main portion  15  of the signal receiving member  15  being essentially an inverted triangular shape. The UHF indoor TV antenna  10  also includes a TV connecting member  22  having a first end  24  and a second end  23  which is securely disposed in the base member  11  through a side  12  thereof and which is connected to the end portions  16 , 17  of the signal receiving member  15 . The TV connecting member  22  includes a coaxial cable  25  having a pair of lead wires  26 , 27  extending from the second end  23  thereof and also includes a connector member  28  securely and conventionally disposed at the first end  24  of the coaxial cable  25 . Each of the lead wires  26 , 27  is securely attached to a respective end portion  16 , 17  of the signal receiving member  15 . Each of the lead wires  26 , 27  is spacedly wound about and soldered to a respective end portion  16 , 17  of the signal receiving member  15 . 
     In use, the user hooks the connector member  28  to the adapter on a TV set and places the base member  11  upon the top of the TV to essentially receive UHF reception. 
     As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.