Patent ID: 7004103

Claim:
An assembly comprising: an antenna comprising a free end; and an antenna fob attached to the free end of the antenna, the antenna fob comprising a main body and a socket, the socket extending into the main body and reducing in size as it extends into the main body, the socket being dimensioned and being configured and adapted to allow the free end of the antenna to be inserted thereinto, the socket comprising an annular rim that encircles the socket, the main body comprising an annular channel and an interior cavity, the annular rim of the socket being engaged with the annular channel of the main body in a manner such that the socket extends into the interior cavity of the main body and in a manner such that the socket and the main body are secured to each other via interlocking geometry of the rim and channel, the socket having an open end portion and an opposite terminal end portion, the open end portion being configured and adapted to allow the free end of the antenna to pass therethrough and the terminal end portion being configured and adapted to prevent the free end of the antenna from passing therethrough.