Satellite telephone handset
AssigneeBAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
InventorsLAWRENCE G. ZAMBOTTI, RONALD A. BOWEN, DENNIS M. KALAJAINEN, MARK L. KUPESKI
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Abstract
A telephone handset has a flat satellite antenna mounted thereon, the antenna being movable between a first position, in which the antenna is parallel to and contacting a main portion of the handset, and a second position, in which the satellite antenna faces in generally the same direction as a top surface of the main portion. A cover portion is mounted on a side of the main portion opposite to the satellite antenna and movable between an open position and a closed position to provide, with the satellite antenna, a compact three-fold configuration.
Claims20
A telephone handset comprising:
- a main portion;
- and
- a satellite antenna mounted on said main portion, said satellite antenna being a flat antenna.
A telephone handset comprising:
- a main portion;
- a satellite antenna mounted on said main portion;
- and
- a cover portion mounted on the main portion,
- wherein the satellite antenna is movable between a first position, in which said satellite antenna is parallel to the main portion, and a second position, in which said satellite antenna defines an angle with said main portion, and wherein the cover portion is movable between a closed position, in which the cover portion contacts the main portion, and an open position, in which the cover portion defines an angle with the main portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.