Flip and blade antenna for radiotelephone

- Ericsson Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flip and blade antenna showing our design in the environment of a radiotelephone;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is an opposing side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an opposing end view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the flip and blade antenna alternately positioned;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing our design with the flip and blade antenna in an open position and on a reduced scale with respect to FIGS. 1-7;

FIG. 9 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 11 is an opposing side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is an end view thereof;

FIG. 13 is an end view illustrating the blade antenna alternately positioned relative to the flip; and,

FIG. 14 is a top view of the blade antenna in FIG. 13.

The broken lines shown herein are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D431558
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 1, 1999
Date of Patent: Oct 3, 2000
Assignee: Ericsson Inc. (Research Triangle Park, NC)
Inventors: Russell Evans Winstead (Raleigh, NC), James D. MacDonald, Jr. (Apex, NC), Nils Rydbeck (Cary, NC)
Primary Examiner: Jeffrey Asch
Law Firm: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.
Application Number: 0/101,240
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Handset (23) (D14/248); Antenna Or Component Thereof (27) (D14/230)
International Classification: 1403;