Patent ID: 7602342

Claim:
A portable communication device, comprising: an antenna feeding circuit; a first part having a hollow interior, a main section having a width, length and a first height and including a plurality of electrical elements, and a hinging section, wherein the hinging section includes a hollow hinge cavity and has a second height greater than the first height; a second part connected to the first part, wherein the hinging section provides rotation of the first part in relation to the second part around an axis of rotation; and an antenna system comprising: an antenna element located within the first part, wherein the antenna element is inside the hinging section; and a ground plane located within and extending along the width and the length of the main section, wherein a portion of the ground plane extends into the hinging section, and wherein the ground plane includes a bent section within the hinging section and bent away from a portion of the ground plane in the main section for providing an increased distance between the ground plane and the antenna element in the hinge cavity corresponding to the second height, wherein the ground plane is provided in one piece, wherein the plurality of electrical elements of the first part includes radio transmission elements electrically connected to said ground plane, wherein the ground plane and the antenna element are provided from a same piece of material on a same substrate, and wherein the antenna element is distanced from the ground plane by at least approximately the first height in a height direction of the first part.