Patent ID: 7385564

Claim:
An apparatus for mounting an antenna dish to a mast with a mast clamp, said apparatus including: an antenna dish, mast clamp, and mast, said mast having a substantially cylindrical section supported to extend substantially along and about a substantially vertical first axis, said cylindrical section having an upper rim extending substantially about said first axis, an elevation bracket attachable to said antenna dish and said mast clamp, said mast clamp having a substantially C-shaped main body extending substantially along and about a second axis, said cylindrical section of said mast being at least partially receivable in the C-shaped main body of said mast clamp, said mast clamp having a clamping mechanism selectively operable between open and closed positions, said clamping mechanism in said closed position securing the C-shaped main body of the mast clamp to and at least partially about the cylindrical section of the mast in a fixed position relative to said mast, said mast clamp with the clamping mechanism in the open position being manually movable about said first axis relative to the cylindrical section of the mast, said mast clamp further including at least one downwardly extending clip member, said clip member being engagable with the upper rim of the cylindrical section of the mast to separately support said mast clamp on said cylindrical section of the mast with said clamping mechanism in said open position, said mast clamp with said clamping mechanism in the open position being supported by said clip member on said mast with the second axis of the mast clamp substantially vertical and aligned with the first axis of the mast.