Wireless telephone having support with built-in antenna

• US 8,358,777 B2
• Filed: 06/14/2011
• Issued: 01/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hsieh, Kun-Chih, Wang, Chia-Min, Quan, Tong-You
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TUAN DUC
• Application Number:
  US13/159,429
• Publication Number:
  US 20120170736A1
• Time in Patent Office: 588 Days
• Field of Search: 379/428.01, 379/428, 379/441, 379/446, 379/44, 379/449, 379/454, 455/90.3, 455/575.1, 455/575.5, 455/575.7, 343/702, 343/720, 343/904
• US Class Current: 379/428.04
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/24 with receiving set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers

Abstract

A wireless telephone includes a support and a base unit supported by the support. The support includes an antenna and defines a number of through holes. The antenna includes a number of electrically conductive pins that are aligned with the through holes. The base unit includes a number of protruding, conductive terminals that respectively pass through the through holes and contact the electrically conductive pins to allow signals to be transmitted through the antenna.

Claims

1. A wireless telephone comprising:

a support comprising an antenna and defining a plurality of through holes, the antenna comprising a plurality of electrically conductive pins that are aligned with the plurality of through holes; and

a base unit supported by the support and comprising a plurality of protruding, conductive terminals that respectively pass through the plurality of through holes and contact the plurality of electrically conductive pins, thereby allowing signals to be transmitted through the antenna.

2. The wireless telephone of claim 1, wherein the support comprise a first frame opposes the base unit and a second frame fixed to the first frame, the antenna is fixed between the first frame and the second frame, the through holes are defined in the first frame.

3. The wireless telephone of claim 2, wherein the first frame and the second frame are made of electromagnetic interference shielding materials.

4. The wireless telephone of claim 1, wherein the base unit is formed with a platform protruding from its bottom, the support defines a receiving space for receiving the platform.

5. The wireless telephone of claim 4, wherein two opposite sides of the platform respectively comprise a protrusion, the support defines two opposite recesses in opposite sidewalls of the receiving space, the two protrusions are received in the two recesses to mount the base unit to the support.