| CPC G01S 7/027 (2021.05) [G01S 13/937 (2020.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A radar mount system comprising:
a base plug for attachment upon a surface of a watercraft, the base plug having at least one base fastener hole, each base fastener hole configured to accommodate one base fastener for attaching the base plug to the watercraft;
an exterior plate having at least one radar fastener hole and a center cutout, each radar fastener hole configured to accommodate one radar fastener for attaching a radar system to the exterior plate, and the center cutout configured to receive the base plug for connecting the exterior plate to the base plug; and
a locking system having at least one horizontal rod, a bracket, and at least one locking nut, each horizontal rod configured to be inserted through at a set of aligned rod holes in each of the base plug and the exterior plate, each horizontal rod threaded on a first end to receive one locking nut, and each horizontal rod configured to connect to the bracket at a second end,
such that, when the base plug is mounted on the watercraft and the exterior plate is positioned with the base plug in its center cutout, the at least one horizontal rod is configured to be inserted through the set of aligned rod holes with the bracket on the second end and the at least one locking nut on the first end, securing the exterior plate with the attached radar system about the base plug on the watercraft,
and such that, when each locking nut is removed from each horizontal rod, the locking system is configured to be removed from the base plug and exterior plate, allowing the exterior plate with the attached radar system to be removed from the base plug without removing the base plug from the watercraft.
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