ANTENNA CLIP
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a metal housing encapsulating operative circuitry for the device;
an attachment member coupled to the metal housing at an attachment point; and
an antenna coupled to the attachment member and communicatively coupled to the operative circuitry in the metal housing via the attachment point.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments may take the form of an electronic device having a metal housing encapsulating operative circuitry for the device. The electronic device includes an attachment member coupled to the metal housing at an attachment point. An antenna is coupled to the attachment member and communicatively coupled to the operative circuitry in the metal housing via the attachment point to enable the electronic device to communicate wirelessly.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a metal housing encapsulating operative circuitry for the device; an attachment member coupled to the metal housing at an attachment point; and an antenna coupled to the attachment member and communicatively coupled to the operative circuitry in the metal housing via the attachment point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A small form factor, metal housed electronic device comprising:
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a metal housing; a radio frequency (RF) component located within the metal housing; an attachment clip moveably coupled to the metal housing; an antenna located on the attachment clip; and a conduit communicatively coupling the RF component and the antenna. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of manufacturing a metallic, small form factor electronic device comprising:
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milling a metal housing; milling a metal attachment member; relief cutting a portion of the attachment member; filling the relief cut portion of attachment member with an RF transparent material; positioning an antenna in the relief cut portion of the attachment member; securing components within the metal housing; providing a conduit connection external to the housing that is communicatively coupled to the RF component in the metal housing; sealing the metal housing; communicatively coupling the antenna and the conduit; and coupling the metal housing and the metal attachment member using a hinge pin. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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