Patent ID: 8259019

Claim:
An antenna mount adapter for coupling an antenna having a first type mounting base configuration to an existing antenna mount opening in an armored vehicle having a second type mounting base configuration, the antenna mount adapter comprising: an upper member having a top surface configured to support a mounting base of a radio frequency antenna and a bottom surface configured to mount on an outer wall of the armored vehicle; a first centrally located opening extending through said upper member from said top surface to said bottom surface for receiving a conductor from said antenna; a lower member having a first end sized and shaped for insertion into said first centrally located opening in the upper member and a second end having a flange configured to engage an inner wall of the armored vehicle when said first end is inserted into said first centrally located opening in the upper member; a second centrally located opening extending through said lower member from said first end to said second end; a first plurality of spaced openings in said top surface located around said first centrally located opening in said upper member configured to receive fasteners for coupling said mounting base of said radio frequency antenna to said upper member, said first plurality of spaced openings having an arrangement corresponding to a pattern of said first type mounting base configuration; a second plurality of spaced openings in said bottom surface located around said first centrally located opening in said upper member configured to receive fasteners for coupling said upper member to the outer wall of the vehicle; and a third plurality of spaced openings in said flange located around said second centrally located opening configured to receive fasteners for coupling said flange to said inner wall of said armored vehicle; wherein said second and third plurality of spaced openings have a configuration corresponding to a pattern of said second type mounting base configuration, and wherein an adjustable clearance space is provided between said flange and said bottom surface to accommodate therein armor of various thickness, whereby said antenna having said first type mounting base configuration can be mounted on vehicles having said second type mounting base configuration and having armor of variable thickness.