Antenna mounting platform for mounting an antenna to a roof substrate

Abstract

An antenna roof mounting platform to which an antenna mount maybe fastened is provided. The antenna roof mounting platform is comprised of a wedge-shaped center section and flange like exterior sections. The wedge-shaped center section has defined portions for guiding an installer in the fastening of an antenna mount to a planar top side of the wedge-shaped center section. The wedge-shaped center section further includes defined portions in a vertical front face for inserting wire couplings. The flange-like exterior section is substantially flat allowing for roof shingles to be layered on top of the flange-like exterior section. The flange-like exterior section and the center section may be formed from a single piece of material, e.g., a sheet of metal formed pressed to create the center section having the defined portions. The antenna roof mounting platform allows for attachment of conventional antenna mountings to the planar top side of the wedge-like center section. Additionally, the antenna roof mounting platform provides for wire couplings for ease of installation of the antenna at a later time from when the antenna roof mounting platform is installed.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An antenna roof mounting platform, comprising: 
 a wedge-shaped center section; and    a substantially flat exterior section surrounding the wedge-shaped center section, wherein the wedge-shaped center section has a planar top surface upon which an antenna mount is to be fastened.    
     
     
         2 . The antenna roof mounting platform of  claim 1 , wherein the wedge-shaped center section and the exterior section are formed from a single piece of material.  
     
     
         3 . The antenna roof mounting platform of  claim 1 , wherein the wedge-shaped center section includes first defined portions for placement of fasteners for fastening an antenna mount to the top surface of the wedge-shaped center section.  
     
     
         4 . The antenna roof mounting platform of  claim 3 , wherein the wedge-shaped center section includes second defined portions in a surface of the wedge-shaped center section for placement of wire couplings.  
     
     
         5 . The antenna roof mounting platform of  claim 4 , wherein the first and second defined portions are one of indentions and holes.  
     
     
         6 . The antenna roof mounting platform of  claim 1 , wherein a top planar surface of the wedge shaped center section is at an acute angle relative to an axis of the exterior section.  
     
     
         7 . The antenna roof mounting platform of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 at least one wire coupling in a surface of the wedge-shaped center section, the at least one wire coupling being used to couple at least one interior wire that passes through roof substrate and couples to the at least one wire coupling on an interior portion of the wedge-shaped center section, to at least one exterior wire that connects to an antenna and couples to the at least one wire coupling on an exterior portion of the wedge-shaped center section.    
     
     
         8 . The antenna roof mounting platform of  claim 4 , further comprising: 
 a housing covering the surface having the second defined portions.    
     
     
         9 . The antenna roof mounting platform of  claim 7 , further comprising: 
 a housing covering the surface in which the at least one wire coupling is provided.    
     
     
         10 . The antenna roof mounting platform of  claim 1 , wherein the substantially flat exterior section surrounding the wedge-shaped center section is provided such that shingles of a roof substrate are to be placed on a top surface of the substantially flat exterior section.  
     
     
         11 . A method of making an antenna roof mounting platform, comprising: 
 providing a wedge-shaped center section; and    providing a substantially flat exterior section surrounding the wedge-shaped center section, wherein the wedge-shaped center section has a planar top surface upon which an antenna mount is to be fastened.    
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein providing the wedge-shaped center section and providing the exterior section includes forming the wedge-shaped center section and the exterior section from a single piece of material.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein providing the wedge-shaped center section includes providing first defined portions for placement of fasteners for fastening an antenna mount to the top surface of the wedge-shaped center section.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein providing the wedge-shaped center section includes providing second defined portions in a surface of the wedge-shaped center section for placement of wire couplings.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the first and second defined portions are one of indentions and holes.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein a top planar surface of the wedge shaped center section is provided at an acute angle relative to an axis of the exterior section.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 providing at least one wire coupling in a surface of the wedge-shaped center section, the at least one wire coupling being used to couple at least one interior wire that passes through roof substrate and couples to the at least one wire coupling on an interior portion of the wedge-shaped center section, to at least one exterior wire that connects to an antenna and couples to the at least one wire coupling on an exterior portion of the wedge-shaped center section.    
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising: 
 providing a housing covering the surface having the second defined portions.    
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising: 
 providing a housing covering the surface in which the at least one wire coupling is provided.    
     
     
         20 . A method of mounting an antenna to a roof substrate, comprising: 
 attaching an antenna roof mounting platform to the roof substrate, the antenna roof mounting platform having a wedge-shaped center section and a substantially flat exterior section surrounding the wedge-shaped center section;    mounting an antenna to a top planar surface of the wedge-shaped center section; and    coupling one or more wires from the antenna to one or more wire couplings provided in a surface of the wedge-shaped center section of the antenna roof mounting platform.