Motorola Corporation

Motorols, Inc.

Matthew Ronald Michieli

James Lee Isbell

Jay Robert Mitchell

Franco Lodato

Howard Geoffrey Nuk

Bradley K Lohrding

Hartmut H Esslinger

William D Webb

Kevin Duane House

Stephen M Stanton

Carles Puche

James Whittaker

Po Yi Ng

Julio C Castaneda

Javier Leija

Donald W Burnette

Aaron Robert Allen

David I Blatt

Peter D Iezzi

Mark F Witczak

Sam V Hosseini

Dan Mattano

Mark A Chesney

Eduardo Nogueiras

Michael L Naughton

Ronald James Nordhues

John R Bohlen

Charles Glen Smith, Jr

Dav H Karl

Richard Enrique Maldonado

A first housing member () has a catch member () that engages a catch feature () on an inside surface of a second housing member () when the housing members are assembled together. A release window () is formed in the side of the second housing member to facilitate unlatching of the catch member from the catch feature. Alternatively, a latch release member () may be disposed in the release window so as to allow unlatching without the use of a tool. Additionally, the complaint covering may be formed so as to provide a water seal between the housing members, via sealing ridge () and a sealing groove ().

Concealed housing latch assembly for portable electronic device

An apparatus for protecting an accessory connector () on a communication device (). The communication device can include an opening () for providing access to the connector. The apparatus can be a cover () attached in a tethered relation to the communication device. A portion of the cover can be flexible so as to allow a user to selectively move the cover between a first position and a second position. In the first position, at the cover can substantially close the opening such that the connector is substantially protected from the infiltration of solid particles and the gross intrusion of liquids. In the second position, the cover can be held away from the connector such that substantially unimpeded access to the connector is permitted. The cover and communication device can have various associated features to ensure that the cover is retained in the first and second positions.

Connector cover for communication device

Communication device

Housing for a communication device

Radiotelephone antenna

An antenna latching mechanism includes a housing with an attached antenna and a mating utility part. A collar is formed on one of the housing and the utility part and a mating stem, rotatably fitting within the collar, is formed on the other. The collar and stem define an opening and a ridge is formed in the opening. Flexible fingers, each having a cam surface, are positioned on one of the housing and the utility part to extend through the opening, with the stem coaxially positioned in the collar, so the cam surfaces engage the ridge in a releasable assembled orientation. Detent notches are defined in one of the collar and stem and a mating flexible detent finger is formed in the other to engage a selected one of the notches and provide a plurality of stable axial positions of the housing relative to the mating utility part.

Antenna latching mechanism

Portable radio communication device

An antenna coupling system including an antenna stem (108) with a raised wall (206) having an opening (210) therethrough and defining a plurality of key receptacles (216, 218, 220, 222) and detents (224, 410, 412) coupled to an antenna latch detent mechanism (102) that provides a manner of maintaining a SSU antenna (106) in a stowed position and two deployed positions with respect to the SSU handset (100). The antenna coupling system further includes an antenna connector (110) and a handset connector (104) wherein rotation of the antenna connector (110) with respect to the handset connector (104) maintains a robust RF connection and notifies circuitry in the handset (100) when the antenna (106) is in one of two deployed positions.

Antenna coupling system

A clip (100) for surface mount termination includes a first conductor or retainer (102), a second conductor (104) and a dielectric element (106). The second conductor includes a center conductor contacting portion (144) defining a central bore (140) for receiving the center conductor (206) of a coaxial cable (202). The second conductor further includes a first flange (142) and a second flange (143) for mounting the clip to the surface (302) of a printed wiring board (300), thereby electrically terminating the cable at the printed wiring board.

Clip for surface mount termination of a coaxial cable

A clip (100) for securing a cable (202) and shield (216) to a surface (209) of a printed wiring board (208) includes a retainer (102) and a shield clip (112). The retainer includes a first side wall (104) and a second side wall (106) joined by a base (105). The side walls and base define a channel (108) sized to retain the cable. The shield clip extends from the retainer and is spaced from the retainer to retain a wall of the shield between the retainer and the shield clip. The retainer further includes a flange (110) for mounting to the surface of the printed wiring board.

Surface mount cable clip and shield clip

Portable radiotelephone

Growing community of inventors

Gilbert, AZ, United States of America

Matthew Ronald Michieli