Flat blade antenna and flip engagement and hinge configurations
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1. A radiotelephone, comprising:
- a radiotelephone housing having opposing top and bottom surfaces and a width corresponding to the span of said housing;
a strip antenna attached to said housing, said strip antenna being rotatable from a first closed position to a second open position, said strip antenna having a width and two opposing sides, the width being less than a major portion of the width of said radiotelephone housing;
a flip member attached to said housing, said flip member being rotatable from a first closed position to a second open position, wherein, in the closed position, said strip antenna and said flip member are configured to overlie said radiotelephone housing top surface, and in the open position, said strip antenna and said flip member can separately rotate and longitudinally extend away from said radiotelephone housing such that said strip antenna and said flip member are positioned spatially apart from each other, and wherein when each of said strip antenna and said flip are in the closed position, at least one of said strip antenna sides is configured to matably attach to said flip member so as to releasably engage and positively lock said flip member and strip antenna together proximate said top surface of said housing to define an outer cover for said housing so that each of said strip antenna and said flip member form a portion of the perimeter of the cover.
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Abstract
Radiotelephones include flat blade antennas and flip configurations. The flat blade antenna and flip are mounted to the radiotelephone via dual hinges. The flat blade antenna is configured to be captured by the flip to define a cover in the stow position. The flat blade antenna rotates separate from the flip. The flat blade antenna opens to an angular position greater than the adjacently mounted flip.
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1. A radiotelephone, comprising:
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a radiotelephone housing having opposing top and bottom surfaces and a width corresponding to the span of said housing;
a strip antenna attached to said housing, said strip antenna being rotatable from a first closed position to a second open position, said strip antenna having a width and two opposing sides, the width being less than a major portion of the width of said radiotelephone housing;
a flip member attached to said housing, said flip member being rotatable from a first closed position to a second open position, wherein, in the closed position, said strip antenna and said flip member are configured to overlie said radiotelephone housing top surface, and in the open position, said strip antenna and said flip member can separately rotate and longitudinally extend away from said radiotelephone housing such that said strip antenna and said flip member are positioned spatially apart from each other, and wherein when each of said strip antenna and said flip are in the closed position, at least one of said strip antenna sides is configured to matably attach to said flip member so as to releasably engage and positively lock said flip member and strip antenna together proximate said top surface of said housing to define an outer cover for said housing so that each of said strip antenna and said flip member form a portion of the perimeter of the cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A radiotelephone housing having a blade antenna and flip member, comprising:
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a primary radiotelephone body having opposing first and second end portions;
a flexible blade antenna having an antenna hinge portion, wherein said antenna hinge portion is pivotably attached to said body first end such that said blade antenna rotates to longitudinally extend above said primary radiotelephone body in an open position and rotates to overlie a portion of said primary radiotelephone body in a stow position; and
a flip member having a flip hinge portion, wherein said flip hinge portion is pivotably attached to said body first end portion such that said flip member rotates to longitudinally extend above said primary radiotelephone body in an open position and rotates to overlie said primary radiotelephone body adjacent said blade antenna in a stow position, wherein said blade antenna is configured to matably align with and securely engage with said flip member when in the stow position so as to lock said blade antenna to said flip member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of operating a low-profile radiotelephone having a housing body with an associated width and a strip antenna and flip member with a speaker thereon, comprising the steps of:
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rotating the flip member through a first angle of rotation above and away from the radiotelephone body;
rotating the strip antenna a second angle of rotation above and away from the radiotelephone body, the second angle of rotation being greater than the first, wherein the strip antenna is flexibly configured with a substantially flat profile and a width which is less than a major portion of the width of the housing body; and
stowing the strip antenna and flip member to overlie the radiotelephone such that the strip antenna and flip member matably engage and form a cover, wherein each of said strip antenna and said flip member define a portion of the outer surface of the cover such that each are externally visible to a user when in the stow position. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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