Patent ID: 7679572

Claim:
A mounting for a vehicle antenna, said mounting comprising: a mounting base, said mounting base comprising an insertion portion for insertion through a hole in a vehicle body panel, a flange portion provided on said insertion portion for engagement with an inner surface of said vehicle body panel; at least two temporary resilient retention arms provided on said flange portion adjacent said insertion portion, said two temporary retention arms for engaging with an outer surface of said vehicle body panel after being inserted through said hole in said body panel; a mounting hosel provided on said insertion portion and for engaging with said outer surface of said vehicle body panel; and retainer means for holding said insertion portion of said mounting base; whereby during installation of an antenna the mounting is inserted through said hole in said vehicle body panel until said flange portion engages with an inner surface of said vehicle body panel and said at least two temporary retention arms are compressed and then engage with said outer surface of said vehicle body panel to temporarily retain said mounting in said hole until said retainer means and hosel is installed on said insertion portion of said mounting base to permanently install said mounting.