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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1999
Phoebe Ng, Sunrise, FL (US);
Alessandro Perrotta, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
An antenna assembly includes a straw having a substantially linear passageway and a helix base coil with an angled tapered guide, the passageway having a width wider than the widest portion of the angled tapered guide. An antenna element has a stopper portion and a straw. For a vertical retraction and a slanted extension, the antenna element is movable between a slanted position wherein the antenna element is inclined from the housing when the stopper of the antenna element is positioned inside the angled tapered guide of the base coil and a retracted position substantially within the straw inside the radio housing wherein the antenna element is retracted vertically within the straw.