Motorola Corporation

Kenneth John Roback

John C Laugal

Terrance N Taylor

Daniel L Williams

Nicholas Mischenko

Jeffrey A Salazar

Timothy Patrick McCormick

Anthony Scianna, Sr

Mark F Witczak

Terrence E Derdzinski

Thomas R Beise

Steven P Moehling

Tonya A Rush

Fredrick C Becker

Gerard Seyler

Mohammad Jahangir Khan

Barry S Shimelfarb

An antenna detent and latching mechanism (,) for coupling to a radiotelephone and mating with a radiotelephone antenna stem (,) is provided. The antenna detent and latching mechanism (,) includes a bottom plate (,) for mounting the mechanism in the radiotelephone, a bearing plate (,) coupled to the bottom plate, a detent follower (,) coupled to the bearing plate (,) and engaging a plurality of detents (,) in the bearing plate (,), and a detent spring (,) coupled to the detent follower (,) and providing force against the detent follower (,). The detent spring (,) is preferably a substantially flat leaf spring. The detent follower (,) preferably has a plurality of detent spring contact surfaces (,). The detent spring (,) may be supplemented with additional detent springs (,).

Antenna detent and latching system for satellite phones

An antenna detent and latching mechanism for use in a radiotelephone to provide a robust connection of an antenna to the radiotelephone. When the mechanism and antenna are coupled, the antenna can be rotated from a stored position to one of two deployed positions.

Antenna detent and latching mechanism for a radiotelephone

Cellular telephone housing

A battery (105) includes a battery housing (340) having a latching mechanism (301) for attaching to a radiotelephone body (102). The latching mechanism (301) includes a button portion (405), a first torsion plate (403), a second torsion plate (404), and a catch (401). The battery housing (340) further includes an inner surface (400), a first rib (630), and a second rib (632). The first and second ribs (630, 632) extend upwardly from the inner surface (400) and attach respectively to the first and second torsion plates (403, 404), thereby supporting the latching mechanism (301) at a distance above the inner surface (400). The first and second torsion plates (403, 404), while providing a torsional twisting movement for detaching the battery (105) from the radiotelephone body (102), provide a strong deflection resistance for the latching mechanism (301).

Battery having a latching mechanism with torsion plates

An antenna assembly for a radio includes an antenna shaft which is translatable between a retracted position and a protracted position. The antenna shaft is translatable through a support tube which is affixed in position with the radio. A detent engages with the antenna shaft to maintain the antenna shaft in either the retracted or the protracted position.

Antenna assembly and method therefor

A battery housing base (300) with an integral, sliding channel mechanism (507) for attaching a battery to portable electronic equipment (102) is disclosed. The slide-on battery (105) is captivated by limited travel guide rails (307 through 312) within the sliding channels (507) along each opposite edge of the mating surface (302) of the battery housing base (300). Indentations (313 through 316) are disposed between neighboring limited travel guide rails (307 through 312). The indentations (313 through 316) enable the limited travel guide rails (307 through 312) to be manufactured using a single shot injection, straight pull ejection molding process and to be easily attached to the portable electronic equipment (102). The single shot injection mold process controls all critical interface dimensions on the battery housing base (300) for proper attachment to the portable electronic equipment (102). The critical interface dimensions are disassociated from the attachment of a battery housing base (300) to the battery housing cover ( 202).

Battery housing assembly with integral limited travel guide rails

Method and apparatus are disclosed for printed circuit board assembly wherein optimal placement of components are effected. Components, such as microminiature components, are placed, at least on the underside of the circuit board, whereby specially contoured solder pads effect a self-alignment of such components prior to their being affixed in place by a suitable adhesive material.

Method and apparatus of printed circuit board assembly with optimal

Vehicular radio housing or similar article

A housing having a central bore therein receives a rotor rotatably mounted therein and secured thereto having an enlarged round base portion. A thrust plate is mounted for limited axial reciprocation within a recessed opening in the housing concentric with the rotor and adjacent the rotor base. The rotor base and thrust plate are formed with cooperating detents and notches to provide indexing means for rotationally positioning the rotor. The internal recess of the housing and the exterior of the thrust plate are configured with matching shapes to prevent rotational movement therebetween, rotation of the rotor moving the detents from one pair of diametrically opposed notches to the next adjacent pair of said notches, while the thrust plate reciprocates against the action of a biasing means. The lower end of the rotor carries a contactor mounted for fixed rotation therewith and having a pair of downward extending arms. The lower end of the housing is closed with an end plate having a pair of outwardly extending output terminals. On the interior surface of the end plate are formed, by thick film technology, circuit elements made of conductive and resistive materials having portions arranged geometrically for contact with the contactor arms such that, dependent upon rotor position, selected ones or portions of the circuit elements having different predetermined resistive values are electrically coupled between the output terminals. Means are provided to limit rotor rotational position to a predetermined arc. The switch may be provided with internal sealing means to maintain the uncontaminated integrity of the switch and external sealing means for sealing by mounting the entire switch within another encapsulated electronic component.

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Arlington Heights, IL, United States of America

Kenneth John Roback