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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1981
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
John R Winegard, Evergreen, CO (US);
Carey W Shelledy, Lakewood, CO (US);
Keith B Cowan, Arvada, CO (US);
Assignee:
Winegard Company, Burlington, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ; H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343840 ; 343915 ;
Abstract
A modified parabolic antenna exhibiting low wind load characteristics having a collapsible reflector boom and a plurality of reflector elements mounted thereon. The collapsible boom includes two symmetrical parabolically shaped half sections. A first and second series of thin substantially elongated rectangular shaped reflector elements are mounted to each boom in a predetermined spaced relationship. Each reflector element is identical to the other and is also parabolically curved.