Patent ID: 7369097

Claim:
A collapsible tripod mount for a dish antenna assembly, said mount including: at least three, elongated legs extending along respective axes between upper and lower end portions, said legs being attached to one another adjacent the respective upper end portions thereof for rotation relative to each other about a first substantially vertical axis between an open position with the axes of said legs inclined to said first vertical axis and said legs spaced from each other about said first vertical axis and a collapsed position with the axes of said legs substantially parallel to each other and said legs substantially adjacent one another, and a locking member for selectively securing said legs in said open and collapsed positions about said first vertical axis, said locking member including a first set of at least three holes to respectively receive the upper end portions of said legs therein with said legs in said open position and a second set of holes to respectively receive the upper end portions of said legs therein with said legs in said collapsed position, said legs with the upper end portions thereof in said respective first and second sets of holes in said locking member being prevented from being rotated relative to each other about said first vertical axis.