Information
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Patent Grant
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6750824
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Patent Number
6,750,824
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Date Filed
Tuesday, December 31, 200222 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, June 15, 200420 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 343 711
- 343 713
- 343 715
- 343 720
- 343 721
- 343 760
- 343 894
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International Classifications
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Abstract
Car antenna seat including a main body composed of two casings, a transparent antenna rod and a pivot rod. Several LED are respectively disposed on upper and lower faces of a fixing plate disposed in the main body. Transparent decorative boards are disposed on the casings, permitting light to pass therethrough. The transparent antenna rod is fixed on the main body. An antenna is fitted around the antenna rod. The pivot rod is pivotally connected with the bottom of the main body. A bulb set is disposed in a base of the antenna rod. The bulb set includes a color-changeable bulb and a controlling circuit board. The color-changeable bulb is controlled by the circuit board to flicker and change the color, whereby the transparent antenna rod can present different colors or flicker. By means of adaptable screw, the bottom end of the pivot rod is locked with a holder or fixing tray. The car antenna seat emits light to achieve a warning effect and a decorative effect.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is related to a car antenna seat which is able to emit light to achieve an indicating and warning effect as well as a unique decorative effect.
A conventional car antenna is telescopic and wrapped by a rubber skin. Such antenna is flexible to a certain extent. In order to additionally install video/audio equipment such as a television in the car, an additional antenna is added to the car for achieving better receiving effect. The conventional car antenna seat is monotonous and has only single function. Also, the conventional car antenna seat is not freely replaceable and lacks decorative effect.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide a car antenna seat which is able to emit light to achieve an indicating and warning effect as well as a unique decorative effect.
The present invention can be best understood through the following description and accompanying drawings wherein:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a perspective exploded view of the present invention;
FIG. 2
is a perspective assembled view of the present invention;
FIG. 3
is a sectional view of the present invention;
FIG. 4
is a perspective view of the antenna holder of the present invention;
FIG. 5
is a perspective view of the antenna fixing tray of the present invention;
FIG. 6
shows that the present invention is mounted on a car in one state; and
FIG. 7
shows that the present invention is mounted on the car in another state.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Please refer to FIG.
1
. The car antenna seat of the present invention includes a main body
1
composed of a pair of cooperative casings
10
,
20
, a transparent antenna rod
3
and a pivot rod
4
.
The inner face of each of the two casings
10
,
20
is formed with two connecting seats
101
,
201
corresponding to the other. The connecting seats
101
,
201
are fitted in two screw holes
124
of two ends of a fixing plate
123
. Several LED
122
are respectively disposed on upper and lower faces of the fixing plate
123
. Screws
11
are passed through the screw holes
124
to lock the two casings into an integral body. The center of each casing is formed with a window
102
,
202
sealed by a transparent decorative board
103
,
203
. One end of the main body
1
has a larger circular hole in which a base
30
of bottom end of the transparent antenna rod
3
is inlaid and located. The other end of the main body has a smaller circular hole in which a threaded seat
12
is fixed. One end of the threaded seat
12
is formed with a thread hole
121
. The pivot rod
4
is screwed and located in the thread hole
121
.
A wire hole
204
is formed on one casing
20
near the threaded seat
12
for wire to pass therethrough.
The peripheries of the decorative boards
103
,
203
are formed with tenons
105
,
205
for firmly associating the decorative boards with the casings
10
,
20
.
The antenna rod
3
has a straight rod body. An antenna
32
is fitted around the antenna rod
3
. One end of the antenna
32
has a circular hole
321
. A screw
11
is passed through the circular hole
321
to lock the antenna on one side of the casing
10
. A bulb set
31
is inlaid in the base
30
of the antenna rod
3
. The bulb set
31
includes a mini-type circuit board
311
formed with multiple small thread holes
314
. A color-changeable bulb
312
is arranged on the circuit board
311
and controlled thereby to flicker and change the color. Small screws
315
are screwed through the small thread holes
314
to firmly fix the bulb set
31
in the base
30
.
The circumference of one end of the pivot rod
4
is formed with a thread
40
and the other end is formed with a threaded section
41
. The thread
40
is screwed into the threaded seat
12
of the end of the main body
1
. The threaded section
41
is screwed with an adaptable nut
42
and an adaptable screw
43
. By means of the adaptable screw
43
, the pivot rod
4
is locked in a thread hole
51
of a holder
5
or a thread hole
61
of a fixing tray
6
as shown in
FIGS. 4 and 5
.
FIGS. 2 and 3
are assembled views of the car antenna seat of the present invention.
FIGS. 6 and 7
show the actual installation of the present invention on a car. After antenna seat is mounted and the circuit is connected, the present invention is powered on and the color-changeable bulb
312
of the bulb set
31
in the base
30
of the antenna rod
3
will emit light upward to make the entire transparent antenna rod
3
light. At the same time, the circuit board
311
will control the bulb
312
to make the antenna rod
30
present variable colors or even flicker. Simultaneously, the LED
122
disposed in the casings
10
,
20
will synchronously emit light through the transparent decorative boards
103
,
203
, whereby the entire antenna seat main body
1
lights to achieve an indicating and warning effect as well as a unique decorative effect, especially at night.
The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, not intended to limit the scope thereof many modifications of the above embodiments can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
Claims
- 1. Car antenna seat comprising:a main body including two casings, inner face of each of the two casings being formed with two connecting seats corresponding to the other, the connecting seats being fitted in two screw holes of two ends of a fixing plate, several LED being respectively disposed on upper and lower faces of the fixing plate, screws being passed through the screw holes to lock the two casings into an integral body, a center of each casing being formed with a window sealed by a transparent decorative board, one end of the main body having a larger circular hole in which a base of bottom end of an antenna rod is inlaid and located, the other end of the main body having a smaller circular hole in which a threaded seat is fixed, one end of the threaded seat being formed with a thread hole, a pivot rod being screwed and located in the thread hole; a transparent antenna rod having a straight rod body, an antenna being fitted around the antenna rod and locked on one side of the casing, bottom end of the antenna rod having a base in which a bulb set is inlaid; and a pivot rod, a circumference of one end of the pivot rod being formed with a thread and the other end being formed with a threaded section, the thread being screwed and located in the threaded seat of the end of the main body, the threaded section being screwed with an adaptable nut and an adaptable screw, whereby by means of the adaptable screw, the pivot rod is locked in a thread hole of a holder or a fixing tray.
- 2. Car antenna seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein a wire hole is formed on one casing near the threaded seat for wire to pass therethrough.
- 3. Car antenna seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the peripheries of the decorative boards are formed with several tenons for firmly associating the decorative boards with the casings.
- 4. Car antenna seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bulb set includes a mini-type circuit board formed with multiple small thread holes, a color-changeable bulb being arranged on the circuit board and controlled thereby to flicker and change the color, small screws being screwed through the small thread holes to firmly fix the bulb set in the base.
- 5. Car antenna seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pattern of the pivot rod is selectively replaceable in accordance with the type of the car, the thread of the pivot rod being pivotally connectable with different patterns of main body.
- 6. Car antenna seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pivot rod and the threaded seat of the main body are integrally formed and the pivot rod is free from any thread or thread hole, alternatively, the pivot rod being formed with a thread for connecting with different patterns of main body.
- 7. Car antenna seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein by means of adaptable screw, the main body is locked and fixed with the holder or fixing tray without the pivot rod.
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