Patent ID: 6359592
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
An antenna system for use with an electronic device having a housing and at least a processing module, comprising:a mast element having first and second ends, the first end mechanically connected to the housing of the electronic device and electrically coupled to the processing module in the electronic device; a radiating element slideably engageable with the mast element, the radiating element having first and second ends; a loading coil mounted on the second end of the radiating element and having first and second ends, the first end of the loading coil electrically connected to the second end of the radiating element; the radiating element having a stowed position defined by the radiating element being in a retracted position over at least a part of the mast element such that the second end of the loading coil is electrically connected the second end of the mast element; and the radiating element having a deployed position defined by the radiating element being in an extended position relative to the mast element such that the first end of the radiating element is connected to the second end of the mast element, the second end of the loading coil thereby being electrically disconnected from the mast element.