Electronic device detachable antenna assembly
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1. A notebook computer, comprising:
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a display rotatably coupled to the base and including an externally disposed recess;
an antenna; and
a connector member disposed in the recess, connected to the antenna, and rotating to move the antenna from a stored position in the recess to an extended position outside of the recess, wherein an extension removably plugs into an opening to frictionally connect the antenna to the connector member.
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Abstract
An electronic device detachable antenna assembly comprises a connector member coupled to an electronic device and configured to receive an external antenna in pluggable engagement therewith, the antenna and the connector member movable between a stored position on the electronic device and an extended position relative to the electronic device.
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1. A notebook computer, comprising:
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a base; a display rotatably coupled to the base and including an externally disposed recess; an antenna; and a connector member disposed in the recess, connected to the antenna, and rotating to move the antenna from a stored position in the recess to an extended position outside of the recess, wherein an extension removably plugs into an opening to frictionally connect the antenna to the connector member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A notebook computer, comprising:
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a base; a display connected to the base and including a housing with a recess; an antenna disposed in the recess in a stored position; and a connector member rotatably connected to the housing, wherein an end of the antenna and the connector member are secured and removably pluggable to each other with a frictional connection that includes an extension and an opening that receives the extension. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A notebook computer, comprising:
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a base; a display connected to the base and including a recess; an antenna; and a connector member disposed in the recess, connected to the antenna, and rotating within the recess to move the antenna from a stored position located in the recess to an extended position located outside of the recess, wherein at least one extension plugs into an opening so the antenna frictionally engages the connector member to be removably pluggable with the connector member. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A notebook computer, comprising:
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a housing with a display and a base; an antenna movable between a stored position disposed in a recess of the housing and an extended position extending outwardly from the recess; and a connector member that rotatably connects the antenna to the housing, wherein an extension fits into an opening to frictional secures and removably connect an end of the antenna to the connector member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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