Patent ID: 8299976

Claim:
A television broadcast signal receiving antenna structure, which comprises: a vase antenna housing, the vase antenna housing having a generally hourglass shape and including a generally conically-shaped lower segment, a generally conically-shaped upper segment mounted on and joined to the generally conically-shaped lower segment, each of the upper segment and lower segment having relatively larger and smaller diameter portions, the relatively smaller diameter portions of the upper and lower segments being joined together to define the generally hourglass-shaped vase antenna housing with one of a centered and off-centered relatively narrower diameter middle portion, the generally hourglass-shaped vase antenna housing having at least one of an inner surface and an outer surface extending in a longitudinal direction; and a signal receiving antenna, the signal receiving antenna being situated on the at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the vase antenna housing and thereby conforming to the shape thereof to exhibit an arcuate, partial hourglass shape.