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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2001
Rachid M. Alameh, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Eric L. Krenz, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Thomas E. Gitzinger, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher S. Gremo, Algonquin, IL (US);
Andrew A. Efanov, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Ji Chen, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A multi-function antenna system for a radio communication device includes a housing that encloses a radio frequency transceiver of the radio communication device. A mounting base is coupled to the housing and has a first set of electrical contacts coupled to the transceiver. An antenna element is coupled by a hinge to the mounting base and has a second set of electrical contacts. Different portions of the first and second set of contacts are connectable as a function of the relative positions of the mounting base and the antenna element so as to provide different antenna functions.