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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2002
Peter J. Massey, Horley, GB;
Jonathan Farringdon, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A connector device is provided in the form of a main body component having a lower surface covered with a conductive layer to provide a ground plane and an upper surface carrying a conductive strip portion to form a microstrip line. The combination of the first conductive surface region (ground plane) and second conductive surface region (microstrip line) separated by the main body component dielectric forms a microstrip section. The conductive layer and strip portion are each connected to a conductor of co-axial feed cable. The device is inserted between conductive layers of an antenna of laminar construction, such a as planar inverted F antenna to establish electrical connection between conductors of the feed cable and conduction layers of the antenna. The connector is secured to the antenna by sewing or adhesive. The antenna is normally positioned in a garment.