Patent ID: 6898282

Claim:
A flip-type terminal comprising: a body including a position sensing receiver, which is mounted to a main board, positioned adjacent to a lower end of the body and a switch mounted thereof; a flip having a magnetic element adapted for attachment to said body; a slim-style first microstrip patch antenna which is mounted to said flip so that a portion of the microstrip patch antenna projects out of said flip to define a rectangular contour; a hinge means for mechanically connecting said body and said flip so that said flip is selectively pivotable from: 1) an open position wherein said flip projects out from the body at a predetermined angle relative to the body so that said switch is separated from said magnetic element, thus permitting optimal position sensing communication by the microstrip patch antenna; and 2) a closed position wherein said flip is substantially parallel to said body so that said magnetic element comes in substantially close contact with said switch, thus shielding the microstrip patch antenna between said flip and said body; an RF flexible printed circuit having a ground wire for electrically connecting the position sensing receiver and a round plate of the microstrip patch antenna so that the printed circuit flexes as said flip is moved between the closed position and the open position; and a controller for managing an incoming call when the flip-terminal is in the open position.