US 11,721,879 B2
Apparatus for mounting a transceiver to an antenna structure in a cellular communication system
Jerome A. LaPalme, Aurora, CO (US); and Richard Ripp, Jr., Castle Rock, CO (US)
Assigned to DISH Wireless L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed by DISH Wireless L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/452,431.
Prior Publication US 2023/0127503 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/38 (2015.01)
CPC H01Q 1/12 (2013.01) [F16M 13/02 (2013.01); H04B 1/38 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mounting system to mount a transceiver to an antenna structure, the mounting system comprising:
at least one antenna mounting bracket to attach to the antenna structure, the at least one antenna mounting bracket including at least one attachment face, the at least one attachment face configured to be offset from a back surface of the antenna structure, the at least one attachment face including a plurality of mounting holes having a predefined spacing;
a transceiver mounting bracket to attach to the transceiver, the transceiver mounting bracket including a first hooked structure and a second hooked structure;
a first guide rail to attach to the at least one antenna mounting bracket, the first guide rail including a first channel to receive the first hooked structure; and
a second guide rail to attach to the at least one antenna mounting bracket, the second guide rail including a second channel to receive the second hooked structure.