Patent ID: 6323812
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A communication device, comprising:a transmitter for producing a transmit signal having an operating frequency, the transmitter having a feedpoint and a ground;a center conductor for radiating the transmit signal;a housing;a connector for connecting the center conductor to the top of the housing;a printed circuit board having a notch and located within the housing;a signal conductor feed element having a cantilevered hook mounted on the printed circuit board and the cantilevered hook resiliently engaging the connector over the notch for connecting the center conductor to feedpoint of the transmitter; anda secondary ground element connected to the ground of the transmitter, mounted within the housing and placed parallel to the signal conductor feed element wherein an electromagnetic coupling is made between the signal conductor feed element and the secondary ground element for an improved matching of the antenna without a matching circuit.