Patent ID: 9160392
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: H01Q,H04B,H04M

Abstract:
1. A portable communication device, comprising: a housing; at least one radio frequency communication circuit disposed in the housing, the radio frequency communication circuit selected from a group consisting of a radio receiver circuit, a radio transmitter circuit, and a radio transceiver circuit; a control knob provided external of the housing; at least one control device responsive to movement of the control knob relative to the housing, and facilitating control of a least one function of the portable device by a user; an antenna for the radio frequency communication circuit fixed within a volume defined by the control knob, wherein the antenna moves with the control knob when the control knob is moved relative to the housing; an axial member fixed to the housing and about which the control knob can rotate; and a nut securing the axial member and the control knob to each other and comprising a bearing surface upon which the control knob can rotate when a torsional force is applied to the control knob.