Combined battery holder and antenna apparatus
First Claim
1. A combined battery holder and antenna apparatus, comprising:
- a dielectric battery holder; and
a conductive antenna element supported above and apart from a ground plane by said dielectric battery holder, wherein said dielectric battery holder is disposed between the conductive antenna element and the ground plane, and further wherein said dielectric battery holder is disposed between the conductive antenna element and a battery mounted within the dielectric battery holder.
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Abstract
A combined, compact battery holder and antenna apparatus. The combined, compact battery holder and antenna apparatus includes a dielectric battery holder and a conductive antenna element having a radiating arm that is supported by the dielectric battery holder. When mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB), the dielectric battery holder maintains the radiating arm of the conductive antenna element at a constant height above a ground plane on the PCB. The compact, combined battery holder and antenna apparatus may be beneficially adapted and configured for use in a variety of electronic devices including, for example, wireless headsets or headphones, cellular communications devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and may be adapted and configured to operate according to various types of wireless technologies such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and cellular wireless technologies.
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36 Claims
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1. A combined battery holder and antenna apparatus, comprising:
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a dielectric battery holder; and a conductive antenna element supported above and apart from a ground plane by said dielectric battery holder, wherein said dielectric battery holder is disposed between the conductive antenna element and the ground plane, and further wherein said dielectric battery holder is disposed between the conductive antenna element and a battery mounted within the dielectric battery holder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A combined battery holder and antenna support apparatus, comprising:
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a dielectric battery holder having a cavity configured to hold a battery; and a conductive antenna element having a radiating arm, which is supported above and apart from a ground plane by said dielectric battery holder and which is formed at least partially around a boundary defining an opening of said cavity, wherein said dielectric battery holder is disposed between the conductive antenna element and the ground plane, and further wherein said dielectric battery holder is disposed between the conductive antenna element and the battery mounted within the dielectric battery holder. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A wireless device, comprising:
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electronic circuitry configured to be powered by a battery; and a combined battery holder and antenna support apparatus including a dielectric battery holder configured to hold a battery and a conductive antenna element electrically coupled to said electronic circuitry, said conductive antenna element having a radiating arm that is supported above and apart from a ground plane by said dielectric battery holder, wherein said dielectric battery holder is disposed between the conductive antenna element and the ground plane, and further wherein said dielectric battery holder is disposed between the conductive antenna element and the battery mounted within the dielectric battery holder. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless device having electronic circuitry configured to be powered by a battery; an antenna electrically coupled to the electronic circuitry of said wireless device; and a dielectric battery holder and antenna support structure configured to both hold a battery and to support a conductive antenna element of said antenna above and apart from a ground plane of a printed circuit board, wherein the dielectric battery holder and antenna support structure is provided between the conductive antenna element and the ground plane, and further wherein the dielectric battery holder and antenna support structure is disposed between the conductive antenna element and the battery mounted within the dielectric battery holder and antenna support structure. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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Specification