Patent · US Expired

Radio apparatus having a combined antenna and clip

US5551069A · kind A · utility

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5References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 1993
Grant dateAug 27, 1996
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01Q1/242
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A radio apparatus, particularly a radio telephone has an antenna which, rather than extending away from the housing of the apparatus, is bent around the housing to overlap it in a clip-like formation. The antenna acts as a fixed antenna to receive and transmit radio signals but is less vulnerable to damage and breakage their conventional fixed antennas. The antenna also acts a clip enabling the apparatus to be clipped over a pocket or belt.

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