Patent ID: 6933908

Claim:
An apparatus for protecting a satellite dish from inclement weather conditions, said apparatus comprising: a mounting plate removably securable to a support surface, said mounting plate having a substantially planar top surface provided with a unitary and continuous notch extending adjacent a circumference thereof, said notch being recessed into said mounting plate top surface, said mounting plate being provided with a plurality of apertures spaced inwardly of the notch; and a dome section removably attachable to said mounting plate and being sized and shaped for housing the satellite dish therein, said dome section including an integrally disposed lip portion extending downwardly therefrom for being slidably positioned into the notch during installation procedures; a first plurality of fastening members threadably mated through said mounting plate apertures such that said dome section and said mounting plate form a substantially water-tight relationship; and positioning means for contemporaneously rotating the satellite dish and a selected portion of said dome section along a path partially defined by the notch.