Detachable wrist band antenna

• US 5,144,325 A
• Filed: 08/02/1991
• Issued: 09/01/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Quarterhill Inc. (f/k/a Wi-LAN Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kurcbart, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, John D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wise, Robert E.
• Application Number:
  US07/739,577
• Time in Patent Office: 396 Days
• Field of Search: 343/718, 343/906
• US Class Current: 343/718
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/273 Adaptation for carrying or wearing by persons or animals

Abstract

An apparatus (20) comprises a radio receiver disposed in a housing (22) having two opposed ends, a wrist band (24) having a conductor (40) throughout the length of the wrist band from a first end (26) to a second end (28), and a connector (32, 34, and 36) within the opposed ends of the radio receiver housing and within the first end and second end of the wrist band for detachably coupling the wrist band to the radio receiver housing forming a loop antenna.

Claims

1. A detachable loop antenna for use in a wrist band radio, comprising:

a wrist band having two end portions;

connector means within the end portions of the wrist band for detachably electronically coupling the loop antenna to the radio, wherein said connector means comprises snap fit connectors; and

a conductive runner coupled to the radio via the connector means, wherein the conductive runner lies within the wrist band forming the loop antenna.

2. The detachable loop antenna of claim 1, wherein said connector means comprises snap fit connectors having a male portion on the wrist band and a female portion on the radio.

3. The detachable loop antenna of claim 1, wherein said connector means comprises snap fit connectors having a female portion on the wrist band and a male portion on the radio.

4. The detachable loop antenna of claim 1, wherein said wristband radio comprises a pager.

5. The detachable loop antenna of claim 1, wherein said wristband radio comprises a two-way radio.

6. The detachable loop antenna of claim 1, wherein said wrist band comprises a flexible ribbed portion for stress relief.

7. An apparatus comprising:

a radio receiver disposed in a housing having two opposed ends;

a wrist band having a conductor throughout the length of the wrist band from a first end to a second end; and

connector means within the opposed ends of the radio receiver housing and within the first end and second end of the wrist band for detachably coupling the wrist band to the radio receiver housing forming a loop antenna, wherein said connector means comprises snap fit connectors.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said connector means comprises snap fit connectors having a male portion on the wrist band and a female portion on the radio housing.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said connector means comprises snap fit connectors having a female portion on the wrist band and a male portion on the radio housing.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said radio receiver comprises a pager.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said apparatus further comprises a radio transmitter forming a two-way radio.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said wrist band comprises a flexible ribbed portion for stress relief.

13. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said apparatus further comprises a watch forming a wrist watch pager.

14. A selective call receiver, comprising:

receiver means disposed in a housing;

a wrist band having a conductor within the wrist band and spanning from a first end to a second end of the wrist band;

connector means within the housing and within the first and second ends of the wrist band for detachably coupling the wrist band to the receiver means and arranged and constructed to form an antenna, wherein said connector means comprises snap fit connectors.

15. The selective call receiver of claim 14, wherein said connector means comprises snap fit connectors having a male portion on the wrist band and a female portion on the radio housing.

16. The selective call receiver of claim 14, wherein said connector means comprises snap fit connectors having a female portion on the wrist band and a male portion on the radio housing.

17. The selective call receiver of claim 14, wherein said receiver comprises a pager.

18. The selective call receiver of claim 14, wherein said selective call receiver further comprises a radio transmitter forming a two-way radio.

19. The selective call receiver of claim 14, wherein said wrist band comprises a flexible ribbed portion for stress relief.