Retractable and rotatable antenna for an electronic card
First Claim
1. An assembly for an electronic card, comprising:
- an end piece for connection to said electronic card, said end piece having an internal side and an external side, said end piece including an aperture;
a guide plate coupled to said internal side of said end piece and adjacent to said aperture, said guide plate having a first recess and a second recess;
a slide mechanism located at least partially in said guide plate, said slide mechanism including a detent, said slide mechanism having an extended position and a retracted position, in said extended position said detent is engaged in said second recess, in said retracted position said detent is engaged in said first recess, wherein disengaging said detent from either of said first recess and said second recess allows sliding said slide mechanism between said extended position and said retracted position; and
a member rotatably coupled to said slide mechanism.
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Abstract
An assembly for an electronic card includes an end piece, a guide plate, a slide mechanism, and a member rotatably coupled to the slide mechanism. The end piece is for connection to the electronic card. The end piece has an internal side, an external side, and an aperture. The guide plate is coupled to the internal side of the end piece and adjacent to the aperture. The guide plate has a first recess and a second recess. The slide mechanism is located at least partially in the guide plate, and includes a detent. The slide mechanism has an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position the detent is engaged in the second recess, in the retracted position the detent is engaged in the first recess. Disengaging the detent from either of the first recess and the second recess allows sliding the slide mechanism between the extended position and the retracted position. A member is rotatably coupled to the slide mechanism. The member may be an antenna.
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Citations
38 Claims
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1. An assembly for an electronic card, comprising:
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an end piece for connection to said electronic card, said end piece having an internal side and an external side, said end piece including an aperture;
a guide plate coupled to said internal side of said end piece and adjacent to said aperture, said guide plate having a first recess and a second recess;
a slide mechanism located at least partially in said guide plate, said slide mechanism including a detent, said slide mechanism having an extended position and a retracted position, in said extended position said detent is engaged in said second recess, in said retracted position said detent is engaged in said first recess, wherein disengaging said detent from either of said first recess and said second recess allows sliding said slide mechanism between said extended position and said retracted position; and
a member rotatably coupled to said slide mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for assembling an electronic card having an antenna, the method comprising:
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placing a slide mechanism in a guide plate of an end piece, said slide mechanism being coupled to a rotatable member;
combining a pair of half shells to define an interior cavity within which an electrical package resides, said interior cavity as defined by said half shells being open at one end thereof; and
mounting said end piece to said half shells to cover said open end of said interior cavity and close said electrical package within said enclosure at such open end. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
positioning said end piece between said half shells; and
securing said half shells together to thereby retain said positioned end piece therebetween.
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27. The method of claim 26 further comprising:
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positioning said end piece with respect to one half shell;
positioning the other half shell with respect to said one half shell and said positioned end piece; and
securing said positioned other half shell and said one half shell together to thereby retain said positioned end piece therebetween.
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28. An antenna assembly for an electronic device, said antenna assembly comprising:
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an end piece having first and second latch fingers at opposite ends thereof and an aperture between said ends;
a slide mechanism slideably coupled to said end piece and translatable through said aperture between a retracted position and an extended position; and
an antenna rotatably coupled to a distal end of said slide mechanism, said antenna being proximate said end piece while said slide mechanism is in said retracted position and being spaced apart from said end piece while said slide mechanism is in said extended position. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A removable electronic card assembly for an electronic device, said card assembly comprising:
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a housing having an open end;
an end piece fixedly and mechanically coupled in said open end of the housing and substantially closing said open end, said end piece having an aperture; and
an antenna assembly rotatably and slidably coupled to said end piece and passing through said aperture of said end piece, said antenna assembly including an antenna portion being proximate said end of said housing while said antenna assembly is in a retracted position and being spaced apart from said end of said housing while said antenna assembly is in an extended position. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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Specification