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Collapsible antenna

US4899167A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 26, 1987
Grant dateFeb 6, 1990
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q15/162
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A foldable and deployable antenna reflector includes a central panel having along its circular periphery a circular-sawtooth shaped contour with ramplike edges separated by radial cut backs and a plurality of similar, rigid segments, each having a foot edge are respectively hinged by means of a single hinge axis to the ramplike sawtooth edges.

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