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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Vinko Erceg, Roselle Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Corp., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343702 ; 343882 ; 343900 ;
Abstract
A pole antenna of a hand-held, portable communication device, such as a cellular telephone, is maintained in a substantially vertical orientation. An antenna mast provides a support structure for the antenna. A pivot pin couples a medial portion of the antenna mast to a housing of the communication device. The pivot pin allows movement of the antenna mast about an axis of rotation. A weight is fixedly attached to the lower end of the antenna mast. The action of gravity acting on the weight maintains the antenna mast in a substantially vertical orientation as the housing of the communication device is tilted at an angle.