Antenna electrical coupling configurations
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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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Abstract
An indirect electrical coupling for a cellular telephone antenna is created by a rotary primary antenna and a stationary paging antenna when the primary antenna is extended into an operative position. When extended, the primary antenna is positioned proximate to the secondary antenna to define an electrical coupling therebetween. Rotating the primary antenna away from the extended position automatically disengages the primary antenna from the telephone operating circuit. The antenna elements or antenna spacings provide the appropriate matching circuitry and the advancement and retraction of the primary antenna provides the switching of the matching circuitry.
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1. An indirect antenna coupling assembly, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20)
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14. An indirect antenna coupling assembly comprising:
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a first antenna member having a first radiating clement 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, wherein said first antenna member is rotatable extendable about an axis of rotation, and wherein said first antenna member rotates through about at least 180 degrees from said stow position to said extended position to advance into a preferred operative position and to indirectly electrically engage with said second antenna member, and wherein said first antenna member is configured as a flexible conductive trace antenna, and wherein said first antenna member rotates to contact said second antenna member in said extended position.
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15. A radiotelephone, comprising:
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a radiotelephone body having a top end portion and a top surface and comprising an electrical operating circuit therein;
a first antenna pivotably attached to said radiotelephone body such that said first antenna has a first stow position and a second extended position, wherein said first antenna rotates about an axis of rotation to longitudinally extend away from said radiotelephone body top end portion in said second extended position; and
a second antenna attached to said radiotelephone body and configured to electrically connect to said electrical operating circuit in said radiotelephone body;
wherein when said first antenna is in said second extended position, said first antenna and said second antenna are spatially separated with a gap therebetween, said gap defining an indirect electrical coupling between said first antenna and said second antenna, and wherein when said first antenna is in said first stow position, said first antenna and said second antenna are sufficiently spatially separated to electrically decouple said first and second antennae. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A cellular telephone, comprising:
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a telephone body having opposing first and second ends and a top surface;
a flat blade paging antenna having a paging radiating element thereon attached to said telephone body and configured to extend a predetermined distance away from the first end of said telephone body;
an operating circuit disposed in said telephone body electrically connected to said paging antenna; and
a primary blade antenna having a primary radiating element thereon, said primary blade antenna configured to pivotably attach to said telephone body such that said primary antenna has a first stow position overlying a portion of said top surface of said telephone body and a second extended position such that said primary antenna longitudinally extends away from said first end of said telephone body, wherein when said primary antenna is in said second extended position, said primary radiating element and said paging radiating element are spatially separated with a gap therebetween, said gap defining an indirect electrical coupling between said primary radiating element and said paging radiating element such that said primary radiating element and said paging radiating element provide a half-wave radiating resonator to said operating circuit, and wherein when said primary antenna is in said first stow position, said primary radiating element and said paging radiating element are sufficiently spatially separated to disengage said indirect electrical coupling between said primary radiating element and said paging radiating element, such that said paging radiating element presents a quarter-wave radiating resonator to said operating circuit. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An indirect antenna coupling assembly comprising:
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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, wherein said first antenna rotates through about 180-210 degrees as it travels into said extended position, and wherein said first antenna longitudinally extends in a direction that is angularly oriented away from a user when said telephone body is held in an operational position adjacent the head of the user.
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38. A radiotelephone comprising:
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a radiotelephone body having a top end portion and a top surface and comprising an electrical operating circuit therein;
a first antenna pivotably attached to said radiotelephone body such that said first antenna has a first stow position and a second extended position, wherein said first antenna rotates about an axis of rotation to longitudinally extend away from said radiotelephone body top end portion in said second extended position; and
a second antenna attached to said radiotelephone body and configured to electrically connect to said electrical operating circuit in said radiotelephone body, wherein when said first antenna is in said second extended position, said first antenna and said second antenna are spatially separated with a gap therebetween, said gap defining an indirect electrical coupling between said first antenna and said second antenna, and wherein when said first antenna is in said first stow position, said first antenna and said second antenna are sufficiently spatially separated to electrically decouple said first and second antennae, wherein said first antenna rotates through about 180-210 degrees as it travels into said extended position, and wherein said first antenna longitudinally extends in a direction that is angularly oriented away from a user when said radiotelephone is held in an operational position adjacent the head of the user.
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