Patent ID: 6024285
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: G06K,Y10T

Abstract:
A wireless communication device comprising:a substrate;an integrated circuitry transceiver chip, an antenna, and a battery operably coupled with one another and supported by the substrate;a housing member comprising a peripheral edge and a pair of oppositely-facing mounting surfaces inside the peripheral edge, one of the individual mounting surfaces comprising a plurality of openings therein;the substrate being received by the housing member adjacent the one mounting surface, the transceiver chip and the battery extending into separate openings of the plurality of openings;a first cover disposed over the substrate and joined with the housing member and defining a generally continuous seal therewith proximate the housing member's peripheral edge; anda second cover disposed over the other of the mounting surfaces and joined with the housing member and defining a generally continuous seal therewith proximate the peripheral edge,the peripheral edge defining a width dimension generally transverse the mounting surfaces of not more than about 200 mils.