Patent ID: 7639193

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a housing with a shroud locator socket; a retractable elongate radio frequency radiating element passing through an aperture of the shroud locator socket, the retractable elongate radio frequency radiating element being electrically connected to an electrical circuit located in the housing and being movable from a fully retracted position when substantially located in the housing to a fully extended position when substantially protruding outside the housing; an end cap located on a free end of the retractable elongate radio frequency radiating element; and a shroud having transverse ribs that are transverse to a longitudinal axis of the retractable elongate radio frequency radiating element, the shroud covering a protected length of the retractable elongate radio frequency radiating element proximal to the end cap, wherein the shroud extends and tapers away from the end cap towards the shroud locator socket, and wherein the shroud operatively engages the shroud locator socket when the retractable elongate radio frequency radiating element is in the fully retracted position.