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Antenna electrical coupling configurations

  • US 6,249,688 B1
  • Filed: 12/21/1998
  • Issued: 06/19/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An indirect antenna coupling assembly, comprising:

  • a first antenna member having a first radiating element thereon, said first antenna member configured to pivotably rotate about an axis of rotation from a stow position to an extended position; and

    a second antenna member having a second radiating element thereon, wherein when said first antenna member is in said extended position, said first radiating element and said second radiating element are spatially separated with a gap therebetween, said gap defining an indirect electrical coupling between said first radiating element and said second radiating element, and wherein when said first antenna member is in said stow position, said first radiating element and said second radiating element are sufficiently spatially separated to electrically decouple said first and second radiating elements.

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