Patent ID: 7403164

Claim:
A clamshell-type multi-band mobile communications device comprising: an upper circuit board; a lower circuit board comprising a ground plane, a feeding point, and communications circuitry, the feeding point being coupled to the communications circuitry; a multi-band antenna coupled to the communications circuitry and mounted on the lower circuit board, the multi-band antenna comprising: a common conductor coupled to the feeding point; a first radiating arm coupled to the common conductor; a second radiating arm coupled to the common conductor; an upper housing and a lower housing connected by a hinge, the upper housing enclosing the upper circuit board and the lower housing enclosing the lower circuit board, the hinge enabling the housings and the circuit boards to be folded together into a clamshell configuration and opened into a communications configuration; and wherein the hinge enables the lower circuit board to be electrically coupled to the upper circuit board.