Patent ID: 8872710

Claim:
For mounting between: a) a satellite dish having a concave front surface and an opposite convex rear surface, wherein said rear surface of said dish has a substantially centrally positioned mounting platform extending rearwardly therefrom, said mounting platform having mounting bores therein spaced apart around said platform; and, (b) a mounting bracket for rigidly mounting said dish to a secure mounting location on a roof, house, building, wherein said mounting bracket has at least one mounting face adapted for mounting onto said mounting platform, said at least one mounting face having mounting apertures therein, positioned for mounting registry between said bores and said apertures when said mounting bracket is adjacent said mounting platform so as to accept fasteners journalled through said bores and corresponding said apertures to thereby mount said mounting bracket to said dish, a satellite dish heating system comprising: a cover having a rim therearound sized to snugly mate onto and around, so as to seal from the exterior environment, a corresponding circumferential outer edge of said dish, said cover when mounted thereon defining an interior cavity, said cover having at least one hole therethrough substantially centrally positioned so that said cover is sandwiched between said mounting platform on said rear surface of said dish and said mounting bracket when mounted onto said mounting platform, said cover having an inner surface in opposed facing relation to said rear surface of said dish when said cover is mounted on said dish, wherein a layer of insulation is mounted within said cavity adjacent said inner surface of said cover, and wherein at least one heating element is mounted within said cavity adjacent said layer of insulation and on an opposite side of said layer of insulation from said inner surface of said cover whereby said at least one heating element is mounted between said layer of insulation and said rear surface of said dish when said cover is mounted of said dish.