Patent ID: 6782273
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: H01Q,H04B,H04M

Abstract:
A portable wireless apparatus comprising:a first housing; a second housing coupled to the first housing by a binge, wherein the first housing and the second housing are freely opened and closed around the hinge within a first predetermined range having a maximum of a first angle; an antenna section for use in wireless communication, coupled to the first and second housings by the hinge such that the antenna section is situated at back of the second housing, wherein the antenna section is freely opened and closed around the hinge within a second predetermined range having a maximum of a second angle with respect to the second housing; an antenna energizing member for applying a force to the antenna section in an opening direction; an antenna latch member for latching the antenna section to the second housing to keep the antenna section in a closed state; and an antenna latch releasing mechanism for releasing a latch of the antenna latch member when an angle formed between the first housing and the second housing reaches a third angle within the first predetermined range.