3com Corporation

Bountiful Wifi LLC

Robert Merrill

Jeffrey L Jones

Rick D Giles

Kurt Stewart

David K Egbert

A wireless router dissipates heat through use of a unique heat sink having tines to increase the heat sink surface area. A housing includes lower vents and an upper vents to enable passage of an airflow. The airflow may be generated by one or more fans disposed within the housing interior. The heat sink is disposed in proximity to the upper vents and above a transceiver and an amplifier to thereby receive and dissipate heat. The wireless router is able to effectively dissipate heat generated by the transceiver and amplifier which allows for increased power output.

Wireless router

An antenna system for a communication card provides wireless or radio frequency (RF) communication with other networks or communication systems. The antenna system includes an antenna attached to a retractable platform that is selectably movable between an extended position and a retracted position. When wireless communication is desired, the retractable platform is located in the extended position and the antenna is substantially disposed outside of the body of the communications card. When wireless communication is not desired, the retractable platform and antenna are stored inside the body of the communications card in the retracted position. Desirably wireless communication is automatically available when the retractable platform is in the extended position, and wireless communication is automatically unavailable when the retractable platform is in the retracted position.

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Bountiful, UT, United States of America

Robert Merrill