Patent ID: 8405569

Claim:
An antenna assembly for attaching to a mobile computing device, the mobile computing device having a use range at which the mobile device is typically positioned when in use, the use range being between a low end angle and a high end angle, the mobile computing device comprising a housing having a reference plane and a radio transceiver to propagate signals from the radio transceiver to the remote transceiver and to apply signals received from the remote transceiver to the radio transceiver, the antenna assembly comprising: at least a first antenna and a second antenna; and a bracket assembly configured to support the first antenna at a first inclination angle and the second antenna at a second inclination angle, each of the first inclination angle and the second inclination angle being measured with respect to the reference surface when the bracket assembly is attached to the mobile computing device, the first inclination angle being selected so that the first antenna is in a vertical plane when the mobile computing device is positioned at the low end angle, the second inclination angle being selected so that the second antenna is in a vertical plane when the mobile computing device is positioned at the high end angle.