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Flat blade antenna and flip engagement and hinge configurations

  • US 6,301,489 B1
  • Filed: 12/21/1998
  • Issued: 10/09/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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