Patent ID: 6104355
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
An antenna comprising:an electrically conductive wire with a coil portion that is wound into a coil that includes at least three turns and that has a primarily vertical axis and upper and lower coil ends, said wire including upper and lower wire portions extending from said ends of said coil portion;a frame of rigid dielectric material that surrounds said coil and that is spaced from said coil, said frame having upper and lower ends;a conductive radiator device connected to said upper wire portion and mounted on said frame upper end and extending upwardly therefrom, and a base that includes a lower conductor connected to said lower wire potion and mounted on said frame lower end and extending at least partially downward therefrom;the inside of said coil being substantially devoid of solid material, and said frame being constructed substantially only of dielectric material at locations radially outward of said coil;said frame being a load-carrying member, with the weight of said conductive radiator device transmitted to said base primarily through said frame.