Patent ID: 7403163

Claim:
A method for installing an low profile antenna insert nut into a compact device having a device casing, the low profile antenna insert nut having a cylindrical front mount with a round outer surface, a flanged central portion disposed about one end of said cylindrical front mount; and a base mount disposed about said flanged central portion opposite to said cylindrical front mount, said base mount consisting of a partially cylindrical collar extending in an arc leaving a cutaway section, the method comprising the steps of: aligning said antenna insert nut behind a hole in said device casing, said partially cylindrical collar extending above a first stud in said device casing; inserting the cylindrical front mount into the hole in the device casing until said flanged central portion abuts an edge of said hole; and rotating the antenna insert nut until the partially cylindrical collar abuts said first stud on a side opposite said flanged central portion.