Patent ID: 6314275
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A hand-held radio transceiver comprising:a housing having a top end and a bottom end, and front and rear sides extending between the top and bottom ends;an earphone disposed on the housing front side adjacent the top end thereof;an antenna system extending along the housing rear side and having a ground plane disposed generally opposite the earphone and a resonant element extending along a resonator plane generally parallel to the ground plane, the resonant element having a grounding end spaced away from the housing top end and a free edge extending from said grounding end toward the housing top end, and a ground connector extending between and electrically connecting the ground plane to the resonant element grounding end;an electric circuit within the housing being electrically connected to the antenna system;the housing of said transceiver terminating short of a region opposite to said resonant element free edge along the direction of said resonator plane, whereby signals tend to radiate from the resonant element upwardly and away from the earphone.