Patent ID: 6741215
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
A wireless communication device, comprising:a) a housing b) a microphone; c) a speaker earpiece; d) a user interface mounted in an upright orientation on the communication device; e) a transmitting antenna; f) wherein, said housing comprising an upper housing portion on top and a lower housing portion on the bottom; g) wherein, said speaker earpiece is mounted in said upper housing portion and defines a resting surface for resting against a user's ear to communicate sound to the user's ear; h) wherein, said transmitting antenna for transmitting electromagnetic signals mounted in said lower housing portion; i) wherein, said microphone is positioned on the communication device to detect audible sounds from the user; j) wherein, during use, the communication device positions said transmitting antenna away from the user's ear because of the distance between said speaker earpiece and said transmitting antenna, and k) said housing defines an obtuse angle between the ton of said upper housing portion and the bottom of said lower housing portion such that the bottom of said housing is positioned substantially away from both the plane defined by said resting surface and the user's face during use, whereby the position of said transmitting antenna is angled away from the user's head and face during use.