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On-glass antenna and connector arrangement

  • US 5,748,155 A
  • Filed: 09/13/1995
  • Issued: 05/05/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A glass antenna comprising:

  • a first glass sheet having a notch area cut out along a portion of an edge;

    second glass sheet secured in overlaying relation to said first sheet;

    a transparent, electroconductive coating supported on an inner major surface of said second sheet between said first and second sheets forming at least one transparent electroconductive antenna element, said electroconductive coating further having a coating portion which extends within said notch area;

    a connector having a first section secured to said inner major surface of said second sheet and overlaying an area of said coating portion of said electroconductive coating within said notch area, a second section with selected portions extending along an outer major surface of said first sheet, and a third section extending through said notch area and interconnecting said first and second sections;

    filler material within said notch area to secure said connector within said notch area and to seal said notch area, wherein said first and third sections of said connector are sealed within said filler material; and

    a terminal assembly positioned at an end of said second section to allow connection of said electroconductive coating to a transmitting and/or receiving device.

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