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Retractable and rotatable antenna for an electronic card

  • US 6,556,170 B2
  • Filed: 04/02/2001
  • Issued: 04/29/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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