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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2020
Steiner Enterprises, Lafayette, IN (US);
Thomas P. Hicks, Lafayette, IN (US);
Donald E. DeWitt, Syracuse, IN (US);
Joshua E. DeWitt, Westfield, IN (US);
Steiner Enterprises, Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
An antenna assembly for mounting on the roof of a recreational vehicle includes a planar antenna structure configured to receive UHF/VHF signals and a shark fin shaped body sized to surround the planar antenna structure vertically oriented relative to the vehicle. The body includes a mounting flange adapted to be fastened to the roof of the vehicle, and a cover attached to the body to completely enclose the planar antenna structure. The cover includes a flange extending from a bottom surface of the cover for engagement within a complementary opening in the roof of the vehicle. The antenna structure includes a printed circuit board with electrical terminals extending therefrom into the flange for connection to TV cables of the vehicle.