Patent ID: 8044863

Claim:
An antenna assembly for a mobile wireless communication device comprising: a substrate of electrically non-conductive material having a first major surface and a second major surface; a support abutting the substrate and having a first side, a second side, a third side and a fourth side all extending between a fifth side and a sixth side, wherein the support has a first portion abutting and projecting away from the first major surface and has a second portion abutting and projecting away from the second major surface; and an electrically conductive element having conductive segments on a plurality of sides of the support frame; wherein the electrically conductive element comprises a first segment on the fifth side and extending parallel to the fourth side, a second segment on the third side and connected to the first segment, a third segment on the sixth side and connected to the second segment, a fourth segment on the second side and connected to the third segment, and a fifth segment on the sixth side and connected to the fourth segment; wherein the second segment has a U-shape extending around an edge of the substrate between the first and second major surfaces, and having one end connected to the first segment and another end connected to the third segment.