Patent ID: 6972725

Claim:
An antenna garment to be worn by a wearer, comprising: an electrically nonconductive garment having anterior and dorsal regions, and first and second shoulder regions; an antenna that includes: a first RF element attached to said garment; a second RF element attached to said garment so that a gap exists between said first and second RF elements; an RF feed electrically connected to said first RF element on said dorsal region of said garment for providing RF energy to said first RF element; a ground feed electrically connected to said second RF element; a first shorting strap that electrically connects said first and second RF elements on said anterior side of said garment; a first strap electrically connected between said anterior and dorsal regions of said first RF element and which extends over a first shoulder region of said garment; a second strap electrically connected between said anterior and dorsal regions of said first RF element and which extends over a second shoulder region of said garment; a matching circuit electrically connected between said first RF element and said RF feed; and insulating material disposed within said antenna.