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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1998
Alex Toh, San Diego, CA (US);
Charlie McCarrick, Plymouth, MA (US);
John Ratzel, San Diego, CA (US);
Hughes Electronics Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
An approach for connection of an antenna employs an antenna including at least one antenna contact; a swivel collar slidably coupleable with the antenna and including at least one collar contact; and an antenna coupler/connector insertable into the swivel collar. The approach may also be characterized as involving moving an antenna by sliding the antenna within a swivel collar, moving an antenna contact at an end of the antenna away from a swivel contact in the swivel collar; and inserting an antenna coupler/connector into the swivel collar including contacting the collar contact with a contact pad on the antenna coupler/connector. An alternative the approach may have an antenna including at least one antenna contact; a swivel collar slidably coupleable with the antenna and including at least one collar contact; a cavity enveloping the antenna when the at least one antenna contact is displaced away from the at least one collar contact, and a spring interposed between the basal end of the antenna and a basal end of the cavity for moving the antenna when the at least one antenna contact is not displaced away from the at least one collar contact.