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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lorenzo A. Ponce De Leon, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Gregory P. Cheraso, Wast Palm Beach, FL (US);
Robert A. Kroegel, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/24 ;
Abstract
A antenna apparatus for an electronic device having a clam-shell movable housing includes an antenna element that serves as the mechanical spring for a hinge assembly of the clam-shell housing as well as an antenna element resonant at an operating frequency of the electronic device. The antenna element is electrically coupling to a receiver of the electronic device and is also mechanically pre-loaded to the hinge assembly to mechanically rotate a movable portion of the clamshell housing away from a main housing portion.