Satellite dish mounting arm

Abstract

The invention is directed to a self supporting cantilever support apparatus for mounting a satellite dish antenna to a building having a sidewall. The apparatus consists of a square, steel receiver tube having a foot plate mounted on one end and a square, steel telescope tube inserted and adjustably mounted within the receiver tube. The satellite dish is screwed onto the hour glass shaped plate affixed to the telescope tube. Slotted holes formed in the hour glass shaped plate to accommodate the many different types of satellite dishes. The co-axial cable is threaded through a hole in the telescope tube, through the two tubes and out through a hole formed in the bottom of the receiver tube.

1. A self supporting cantilever support apparatus for mounting a satellite dish antenna to a building having a sidewall, the apparatus consisting of:
 a fixed, steel, square, receiver tube having a first end and a second end and a right side and a bottom side, said tube having a square foot plate affixed to said first end, said square foot plate having a top end and a bottom end, said receiver tube having a square thread nut affixed on said right side near said first end, two square threaded nuts affixed to said right side near said second end, and two square threaded nuts affixed on said bottom side near said second end, and a round hole formed in said bottom side near said first end,  
 a square, steel, telescope tube having a bottom, a first end and a second end, said telescope tube having a generally hour glass shaped plate affixed to said first end and a hole formed in said bottom near said first end, said hour glass shaped plate having a top end and a bottom end, said telescope tube being inserted and adjustably mounted within said receiver tube, said telescope tube being adapted to support said dish antenna, and  
 set screws screwed into said two square threaded nuts affixed on said right side of said receiver tube and set screws screwed into said two square threaded nuts affixed on said bottom side of said receiver tube, near said second end, each of said set screws having a jamb nut mounted thereon for locking said set screws in a selected position.  
 
     
     
       2. A self supporting cantilever support apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said hour glass shaped plate is formed with two horizontal slotted holes at said top end and two angled slotted holes formed at said bottom end. 
     
     
       3. A self supporting cantilever support apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said square foot plate is formed with three mounting holes formed in said top end and three mounting holes formed in said bottom end. 
     
     
       4. A self supporting cantilever support apparatus for mounting a satellite dish antenna to a building having a sidewall, the apparatus consisting of:
 a fixed, steel, square, receiver tube having a first end and a second end and a right side and a bottom side, said tube having a square foot plate affixed to said first end, said square foot plate having a top end formed with three mounting holes and a bottom end formed with three mounting holes, said receiver tube having a square thread nut affixed on said right side near said first end, two square threaded nuts affixed to said right side near said second end, and two square threaded nuts affixed on said bottom side near said second end, and a round hole formed in said bottom side near said first end,  
 a square, steel, telescope tube having a bottom, a first end and a second end, said telescope tube having a generally hour glass shaped plate affixed to said first end and a hole formed in said bottom near said first end, said glass shaped plate having a top end formed with two horizontal slotted holes and a bottom end formed with two angled slotted holes, said telescope tube being inserted and adjustably mounted within said receiver tube, said telescope tube being adapted to support said dish antenna, and  
 set screws screwed into said two square threaded nuts affixed on said right side of said receiver tube and set screws screwed into said two square threaded nuts affixed on said bottom side of said receiver tube, near said second end, each of said set screws having a jamb nut mounted thereon for locking said set screws in a selected position.  
 
     
     
       5. A self supporting cantilever support apparatus for mounting a satellite dish antenna to a building having a sidewall and an eave that extends outwardly from the sidewall proximate an upper edge thereof, said apparatus comprising:
   a first tube for attaching fixedly to the sidewall;        a second tube telescopically and slidably interengaged with said first tube and carrying at an outer end thereof an outer mounting bracket for supporting the satellite dish; and        at least one fastener for releasably interengaging said first and second tubes and locking said second tube at a selected position relative to said first tube, said interengaged tubes being attachable to the sidewall of the building at an inner end of said first tube exclusively and otherwise being detached from the eave of the building along the entire length of said interengaged tubes to define a self-supporting cantilever for supporting the antenna dish clear of the eave without bracing.     
     
     
       6. The apparatus of  claim 5  in which each said tube includes a like rectangular cross sectional shape. 
     
     
       7. The apparatus of  claim 5  further including an inner mounting bracket for attaching said inner end of said first tube to the sidewall. 
     
     
       8. A self supporting cantilever support apparatus for mounting a satellite dish antenna to a building having a sidewall and an eave that extends outwardly from the sidewall proximate an upper edge thereof, said apparatus comprising:
   a fixed tube having first and second ends;        a telescope tube having first and second ends, said telescope tube having a plate affixed to said first end, said plate being adapted to support said dish antenna, said telescope tube being telescopically interengaged with said fixed tube;        one of said tubes having at least one threaded hole formed therein; and        a set screw screwed into said threaded hole for bearing against the other tube and selectively locking said telescope tube at a selected position relative to said fixed tube, said interengaged tubes being attachable to the sidewall of the building at an inner end of said fixed tube exclusively and otherwise being detached from the eave of the building along the entire length of said interengaged tubes to define a self-supporting cantilever for supporting the antenna dish clear of the eave without bracing.