Patent ID: 6996421

Claim:
An antenna/coupler assembly for a coaxial cable having an outer insulating layer, a center conductor, an outer conductor, a dielectric body encasing said inner conductor, and a first slot formed in said coaxial cable, said first slot extending through said outer insulating layer, said outer conductor, and partially through said dielectric body radially inwardly from said outer insulating layer toward said inner conductor, and said first slot having an inner edge arranged to extend longitudinally parallel and proximate to said inner conductor; said assembly comprising: a conductive bar having a second slot; said conductive bar adapted to be coupled to said coaxial cable to position said second slot in radial alignment with said first slot; a radiating element connected to said conductive bar; and an unterminated conductor positioned within said second slot in electrical contact with said radiating element, said unterminated conductor operatively arranged to be electromagnetically coupled to said center conductor when said conductive bar is coupled to said coaxial cable.