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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark F Witczak, Oakwood Hills, IL (US);
John Chip Laugal, Barrington, IL (US);
Mohammad Jahangir Khan, Villa Park, IL (US);
Kenneth John Roback, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343702 ; 439916 ; 455550 ;
Abstract
An antenna detent and latching mechanism for use in a radiotelephone to provide a robust connection of an antenna to the radiotelephone. When the mechanism and antenna are coupled, the antenna can be rotated from a stored position to one of two deployed positions.