Patent ID: 7688271

Claim:
A dipole antenna comprising a base; first and second pairs of dipoles positioned in front of the base and arranged around a central region and disposed on a first surface of a printed circuit board; a first feed line which extends from the base towards the dipoles and splits at a first junction positioned in front of the base into a first pair of feed probes each of which is coupled to a respective one of the first pair of dipoles; and a second feed line which extends from the base towards the dipoles and splits at a second junction positioned in front of the base into a second pair of feed probes each of which is coupled to a respective one of the second pair of dipoles, the first and second pairs of feed probes being disposed on a second surface of the printed circuit board; a first support printed circuit board on which the first feed line and first junction is disposed; and a second support printed circuit board on which the second feed line and second junction is disposed, the first support printed circuit board and the second support printed circuit board extending from the base and supporting the printed circuit board.