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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2001
Troy Hulick, Saratoga, CA (US);
Kenneth A. Jenks, Capitola, CA (US);
Steven Shiozaki, Belmont, CA (US);
May Tsoi, Fremont, CA (US);
Palm, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A housing cap is provided for a handheld computer. The housing cap includes a structure having a length extending along a first axis and a height extending along a second axis. The structure includes a first exterior surface, a first strip and a second strip. The first exterior surface extends along the first axis, the first strip and the second strip each extending along the first axis and having a thickness. The first strip is dimensioned to adjoin an interior of the first exterior shell. The second strip is dimensioned to adjoin an interior of the second exterior shell. The structure includes an interior partially enclosed by the first exterior surface. The first strip and the second strip form an opening extending along the length of the housing cap opposite to the exterior surface. The opening is dimensioned to accommodate an antenna element and a segment of the frame for the handheld computer.