Patent ID: 6999033

Claim:
An antenna assembly for mounting upon a wall of a vehicle body, comprising: a base plate of metal having a plate-shaped portion adapted to be juxtaposed with said wall and a threaded stud projecting from said plate-shaped portion and passing through a hole in said wall; a housing composed of plastic and enclosing antenna elements mounted upon said base plate; an injection-molded seal between said plate-shaped portion and one side of said wall and sealing said base plate relative to an interior of said body, said seal being formed with an outer periphery terminating at an outer edge of said base plate; and said seal having: an inner seal bead hugging said stud and compressed between said plate-shaped portion and said wall adjacent said hole, an outer seal bead along said outer perimeter of said seal and interposed between an outer edge of said base plate and said wall, and at least one seal portion between said beads projecting through an opening in said plate-shaped portion; and a nut threaded onto said stud and braced against another side of said wall.