Combination of tube assembly and clip for wireless antenna grounding
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsChao Chen, Timothy Kyowski
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Abstract
An antenna tube configured to accommodate a grounding clip and an antenna the antenna tube having a cylindrical tube having an upper end and an inner end opposite the upper end; a circumferentially extending groove in the cylindrical tube located between the upper end and the inner end; and a tapered lip at the inner end of the cylindrical tube, wherein the grounding clip fits between the circumferentially extending groove and the tapered lip, and at least a portion of the antenna slidably fits into the upper end of the cylindrical tube.
Claims13
An antenna tube for housing a grounding clip and at least a portion of an antenna, the antenna tube comprising:
- a. a cylindrical tube having an upper end and an inner end opposite said upper end;
- b. a circumferentially extending groove in said cylindrical tube located between said upper end and said inner end;
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- c. a tapered lip at the inner end of said cylindrical tube,
- wherein said grounding clip fits between said circumferentially extending groove and said tapered lip, and the at least a portion of said antenna slidably fits into said upper end of said cylindrical tube.
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