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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2011
Applicant:
Eddie Williams, Los Osos, CA (US);
Inventor:
Eddie Williams, Los Osos, CA (US);
Assignee:
iRobot Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/32 (2006.01); H01Q 1/08 (2006.01); H01Q 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/085 (2013.01); H01Q 1/32 (2013.01); H01Q 1/1221 (2013.01);
Abstract
An antenna support structure for a remote vehicle comprises a tubular mast configured to demonstrate a non-linear response to radial force. The mast is rigid and configured to hold an antenna approximately perpendicular to a base of the mast at equilibrium during operation of the remote vehicle and elastically buckle in response to a predetermined radial force on the antenna. The support structure is also configured to return to equilibrium once the predetermined radial force is removed.