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Antenna mast

CA 1060985 A · Owner: Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of Canada As Represented By The Minister Of National Defence Of Her Majesty'S Canadian Government · Inventors: Wilson, John A. F.; Ganton, John H.

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A readily assembled self-supporting structure for carrying an antenna and associated electronics apparatus includes a tripod base having support means for pivotably supporting a top mast on which the antenna and associated apparatus are mounted. Pivotably joined with the support means, a mast engaging member is adapted to swing in a predetermined direction to either raise or lower the mast. A heavy battery pack used to power the apparatus is pendulously suspended from the member below the support means and stabilizes the structure against wind forces without requiring ground anchors. In addition, the battery pack acting about the pivot erects the top mast in a perpendicular attitude …

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  • Granted August 21, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 21, 1996.
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GrantedAugust 21, 1979
Term endedAugust 21, 1996
Patent numberCA 1060985 A
Classification (IPC)H01Q1/12 +1 more

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198019821984198619881990199219941996Patent grantedAug 21, 1979Term endedAug 21, 1996

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