Patent ID: 8649825

Claim:
A mobile wireless communications device comprising: first and second housings; a hinge pivotally coupling said first and second housings and comprising a hinge body having a passageway therethrough, a first end, and a medial portion adjacent said first end; a first antenna carried by said first housing; a second antenna carried by said second housing; wireless transceiver circuitry carried by said first housing and configured for spatial diversity operation with said first and second antennas; and a hinge connector carried by said hinge and coupling said second antenna to said wireless transceiver circuitry, said hinge connector comprising a coaxial portion extending into the passageway of said hinge body, and a flexible circuit portion being coupled to said coaxial portion and comprising a flexible substrate and a plurality of electrical conductive traces thereon, said coaxial portion passing into the first end, and said flexible circuit portion extending from the medial portion.