Patent ID: 7417589
Filing Date: 2008-08-26
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. An antenna to mount on a substrate contained in a wireless device, the antenna comprising: a carrier; the carrier comprises a at least one sidewall having an inside surface defining an internal recess; a conductive trace residing on the carrier; the conductive trace having a first end and a second end opposite the first end; at least one lead; the at least one lead coupled to the first end or the second end of the conductive trace and extending from the conductive trace along the sidewall; at least one hook; the at least one hook corresponding to the at least one lead, the at least one hook traversing the sidewall and having a portion extending along the inside surface of the internal recess; a locking clip; and the locking clip sized to fit in the internal recess and frictionally lock the portion between an outside surface of the locking clip and the inside surface of the internal recess, wherein the locking clip locks the portion, the at least one hook, the at least one lead, and the conductive trace in position on the carrier.