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Retractable antenna system

  • US 6,266,017 B1
  • Filed: 05/29/1997
  • Issued: 07/24/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A wireless communication device for use in a host system, the device comprising:

  • a housing containing electrical circuitry, the housing further including a connector that permits detachable connection to a connector slot formed in the host system, the housing and the connector conforming to the PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) standards;

    an antenna module slidably connected to the housing along a longitudinal axis so as to be capable of being placed in a retracted position and an extended position relative to the housing, the antenna module having a width and a thickness that are each substantially equal to the width and the thickness of the housing, wherein the housing and the antenna module together form a substantially contiguous outer periphery when the module is placed in the retracted position; and

    an antenna attached to the antenna module and operatively coupled to the electrical circuitry within the housing.

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