Apparatus for supporting and shielding a wireless device
First Claim
1. A receptacle for supporting a wireless device on a support structure comprising:
- a housing including a first housing portion securable to the wireless device, the first housing portion having an open front face, and a second housing portion having a mounting surface securable to the support structure, the first housing portion being pivotally secured to the second housing portion, the first housing portion and second housing portion each including a shield for attenuating the transmission of electromagnetic signals; and
the first housing portion having a first position wherein the first housing portion and second housing portion form a chamber for enclosing the wireless device and restricting the transmission of electromagnetic signals from the chamber, and the open face of the first housing portion faces a first direction, the first housing portion having a second position wherein the first housing portion is displaced from the second housing portion thereby opening the chamber and exposing the wireless device to permit the transmission of electromagnetic signals to and from the wireless device, and wherein the open face of the first housing portion remains facing the first direction when the first housing portion is in the second position.
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Abstract
A receptacle for supporting a transponder on a support structure includes a housing having a first housing portion securable to the transponder and a second housing portion securable to the support structure. The first housing portion is pivotally secured to the second housing portion. The first housing portion and second housing portion include a shield for attenuating the transmission of electromagnetic signals. The first housing portion has a first position wherein the first housing portion and second housing portion form a chamber for enclosing the transponder and restricting the transmission of electromagnetic signals from the chamber. The first housing portion has a second position wherein the first housing portion and the transponder are displaced from the second housing portion thereby opening the chamber and exposing the transponder to permit the transmission of electromagnetic signals to and from the transponder.
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. A receptacle for supporting a wireless device on a support structure comprising:
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a housing including a first housing portion securable to the wireless device, the first housing portion having an open front face, and a second housing portion having a mounting surface securable to the support structure, the first housing portion being pivotally secured to the second housing portion, the first housing portion and second housing portion each including a shield for attenuating the transmission of electromagnetic signals; and the first housing portion having a first position wherein the first housing portion and second housing portion form a chamber for enclosing the wireless device and restricting the transmission of electromagnetic signals from the chamber, and the open face of the first housing portion faces a first direction, the first housing portion having a second position wherein the first housing portion is displaced from the second housing portion thereby opening the chamber and exposing the wireless device to permit the transmission of electromagnetic signals to and from the wireless device, and wherein the open face of the first housing portion remains facing the first direction when the first housing portion is in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A receptacle for retaining an automatic toll payment device on a vehicle comprising:
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a housing including a first portion fixedly securable to the payment device and including a first side wall and a second portion being fixedly securable to the vehicle and including a second side wall, the first portion rotatably secured to the second portion; the first and second portion forming a chamber for enclosing the payment device when the first housing portion is in a closed position; the first and second housing portions each including a shield for restricting the transmission of signals to or from the payment device when the first housing portion is in the closed position and permitting the transmission of signals when the first housing portion is in an open position; and wherein the first housing portion includes a first and a second perimeter wall extending generally perpendicular from the first side wall to form a space for receiving and supporting the payment device, the first and second perimeter walls and first side wall are configured to cover three sides of the payment device when in the open and closed positions, and the second portion includes a third and a fourth perimeter wall extending generally perpendicular from the second side wall, the second side wall and the third and fourth perimeter walls forming a space in the second portion for receiving the payment device when the first portion is moved into the closed position, the second side wall and third and fourth perimeter walls configured to cover three sides of the payment device when the first housing portion is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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