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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1999
Kok-Huat Chong, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Chernus, San Diego, CA (US);
Billy James Whitmarsh, San Diego, CA (US);
Peter Sroka, San Diego, CA (US);
Hughes Electronics Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for slidable connection of a satellite antenna to a mobile radio comprising: the satellite antenna including a satellite antenna element and at least one antenna contact coupled thereto; and at least one slide strip, slidably coupled with the at least one antenna contact when the antenna is in a plurality of retracted positions, the at least one slide strip being coupled to a transceiver in the mobile radio and conducting radio-frequency signals to maintain communication with the mobile radio. A method for slidable connection of an antenna to a mobile radio comprising the steps of: providing a satellite antenna and at least one antenna contact coupled thereto; providing at least one slide strip coupled to a transceiver and configured to be slidably coupleable with the at least one antenna contact; sliding the satellite antenna into a plurality of retracted positions and connecting the at least one antenna contact with the at least one slide strip, wherein the satellite antenna maintains a connection to the transceiver while sliding through the plurality of retracted positions.