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Combination of tube assembly and clip for wireless antenna grounding

US7394434B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 19, 2007
Grant dateJul 1, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49222
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An antenna tube configured to accommodate a grounding clip and an antenna, the antenna tube having a cylindrical tube having an upper end and an inner end opposite the upper end; a circumferentially extending groove in the cylindrical tube located between the upper end and the inner end; and a tapered lip at the inner end of the cylindrical tube, wherein the grounding clip fits between the circumferentially extending groove and the tapered lip, and at least a portion of the antenna slidably fits into the upper end of the cylindrical tube.

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