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  • Patent number: 5828343
    Abstract: A device for connecting the RF signal circuitry of a portable phone and a plurality of antennas utilized to transmit and receive signals is disclosed. The connector device includes a female portion electrically coupled to the RF signal circuitry, with the female portion providing a plurality of ports for electrical coupling with the RF signal circuitry. A complementary male portion is also provided which is electrically coupled to the antennas, the male portion including a separate pin member connected to each antenna. Each pin member of the male portion is received within a corresponding one of the ports in the female portion as the male and female portions of the connector device are mated together. In this way, the RF signal circuitry and the antennas are electrically coupled. The antennas of the portable phone are integrated with a flip cover rotatably mounted to a phone base containing the RF signal circuitry, where the flip cover may be either fixedly or detachably secured to the phone base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1998
    Assignee: Ericsson Inc.
    Inventors: James D. MacDonald, Jr., Yawei Ma