Patent ID: 7068232

Claim:
An antenna mounting system comprising: a base plate comprising a bottom surface, a substantially circular opening through said bottom surface, and attachment means for attaching said base plate to a mounting surface; a housing extending through said circular opening in said base plate and rotatable therein, said housing comprising a substantially hollow interior defined by an interior surface, a bottom, and a top through which a slot is disposed; a rotatable connector comprising a rotator portion and a connector portion, wherein said rotator portion is disposed within said interior of said housing and is rotatably attached thereto, and wherein said connector portion extends through said slot in said housing and comprises a cable connector and a sealing surface dimensioned to mate with an antenna; and means for controlling a rotation of said rotator portion of said rotatable connector within said housing; wherein said housing and said base plate are each dimensioned such that said housing is substantially rotatable within said base plate when said base plate is loosely attached to said mounting surface and such that said housing is substantially fixed when said base plate is tightly attached to said mounting surface.