Patent ID: 9692114
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H01Q

Claim:
1. An antenna radome for protecting an antenna of a radio frequency (RF) identification (RFID) reader operative for scanning RFID tags, comprising: a rear housing constituted of an electrically non-conductive material; a front housing constituted of the electrically non-conductive material, the front housing being directly connected to, and bounding an interior with, the rear housing; a support structure located in the interior of the connected housings for supporting the antenna in the interior to enable RF signals to be transmitted or received by the antenna forwardly through the connected housings during scanning without being detuned by electrically conductive materials and electrically conductive fasteners located forwardly of the antenna; and a seal between the connected housings for environmentally sealing the antenna inside the connected housings.