Automobile antenna
US4253099A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 1979 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q1/3275
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automobile antenna adapted to be mounted onto the roof of an automobile and which includes an antenna body portion formed with antenna receiving grooves which is adapted to be mounted onto the roof of the automobile with suitable suction cups or magnets mounted on the bottom of the antenna body and including a pair of rod shaped telescoping antennas which in a stored position are received in the antenna receiving grooves and which are movable to a second position to form a predetermined V-shape. Locking mechanisms lock the rod antennas in the antenna receiving grooves when in the stored position and means are provided for holding the rod antennas in the extended position when in use.
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