Patent ID: 6942500

Claim:
A mobile communication device comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB); a radio frequency (RF) transceiver carried on the PCB; an antenna coupled to the RF transceiver; at least one surface mountable antenna clip carried on the PCB which retains the antenna; the at least one surface mountable antenna clip including: a metal structure having a plurality of planar sides generally formed into a U-shape; an opening formed by the generally U-shape metal structure being sized to receive and retain the antenna; a bottom planar side which is mounted over a solder pad on the PCB to support the generally U-shaped metal structure, such that the clip is free to rotate over a molten solder formed on the solder pad during a reflow soldering process; and a hole formed through the bottom planar side which is adapted to break a surface tension of the molten solder during the reflow soldering process.