Flip open antenna for a communication device
First Claim
1. An antenna for a hand-held communication device having a housing, said antenna comprising:
- a first flip pivotally mounted on said housing for movement between a closed position adjacent to said housing and an operational position spaced from said housing, said first flip having an antenna element; and
a second flip pivotally mounted on said housing and moving from a closed position adjacent said housing and an operational position angularly spaced from both said housing and said first flip, said second flip having a conductive element opposite said antenna element forming a ground plane for said antenna.
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Abstract
An antenna for a communication device including a first flip having an antenna element and pivotally mounted on a housing to move from a closed position adjacent to the housing to an operational position angularly space from the housing. A second flip having a conductive element as a ground plane is pivotally mounted on the housing and moves between a closed position adjacent the housing and an open position angularly spaced from both the housing and the first flip. When the first and second flips are in the closed position, they cover the controls and no antenna is exposed on the exterior of the housing. In the operational position, the antenna element and the conductive element form an antenna optimally tuned to the frequency of the wireless network that is less subject to interference by the user.
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15 Claims
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1. An antenna for a hand-held communication device having a housing, said antenna comprising:
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a first flip pivotally mounted on said housing for movement between a closed position adjacent to said housing and an operational position spaced from said housing, said first flip having an antenna element; and a second flip pivotally mounted on said housing and moving from a closed position adjacent said housing and an operational position angularly spaced from both said housing and said first flip, said second flip having a conductive element opposite said antenna element forming a ground plane for said antenna. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication device comprising:
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a housing having a front with operating controls and an end having an axle; a first flip having an integrated antenna element pivotable on said axle from a closed position covering the front of said housing to an operational position; and a second flip having a conductive element opposed to said antenna element pivotable on said axle between a closed position between said housing and said first flip and an operational position at an angle from said first flip, wherein said antenna element and said conductive element form an antenna for said communication device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication device comprising:
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an operational unit including user controls, a microphone and a radio communications device; and an antenna including a cover pivotally mounted on said operational unit and including an antenna element, said cover pivoting from a closed position adjacent to said user controls and protecting said antenna element to an operational position angularly spaced from said user controls exposing said antenna element, and an intermediary conductive element pivoting on a closed position between said cover and said user controls to an operational position at a defined angle with said cover in said operational position. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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