US Patent:
20120061518, Mar 15, 2012
Inventors:
Marty R. Taeger - Burlington IA, US
Assignee:
WINEGARD COMPANY - Burlington IA
International Classification:
B64G 1/64
B23P 17/00
B64G 1/52
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for quickly releasing, without using any tools, the dome from the base of a domed satellite antenna system. An actuator moves in each of a number of quick-release fasteners around the dome to an unlocked position. The dome is lifted to reveal the operational components, the revealed components can then be changed (e.g., by setting switches to receive different satellites), and then the dome is replaced over the base. Each actuator is moved to the locked position to re-attach the dome to the base.