Patent ID: 9647318
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H01Q

Claim:
1. A modular reconfigurable indoor antenna, wherein the antenna comprises: a bottom piece; a top piece; and a plurality of vertical members, wherein: each of the plurality of vertical members is disposed between the bottom piece and the top piece; each of the plurality of vertical members is coupled with the top piece, and coupled with the bottom piece; a first subset of the plurality of vertical members is electrically connected by a first length of a conductive element embedded within the bottom piece, thereby forming a first Very High Frequency (VHF) reception element comprising the first subset of the vertical members and the first length of the conductive element; a second subset of the plurality of vertical members, each of which is separate from the first subset of the vertical members, is electrically connected by a second length of a conductive element embedded within the bottom piece, thereby forming a second Very High Frequency (VHF) reception element comprising the second subset of the vertical members and the second length of the conductive element, wherein the first VHF reception element and second VHF reception element are arranged at different angles, and wherein the first length of the conductive element and the second length the conductive element are electrically connected within the bottom piece; and wherein each of the plurality of vertical members is extendible between a contracted first state and an extended second state.