Patent ID: 6025802
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
An antenna assembly for use in a mobile communications device, said antenna assembly comprising:a spacer having a first and a second surface and a side;an antenna comprising a combined patch-tab and wire-slot configuration having an edge and a first and a second terminal, said first and said second terminal each mounted on said edge of said antenna, said antenna in sheet form and mounted on said first surface of said spacer, wherein said first and said second terminals extend outward from said antenna along the side of said spacer; anda ground plane, said ground plane in sheet form and mounted on said second surface of said spacer, wherein said ground plane is disposed in a spaced-apart manner from said antenna, and said first terminal is electrically connected to said ground plane providing electrical connection between said ground plane and said antenna, and wherein said second terminal provides a signal feed for said antenna.