Multi-purpose accessory system for wireless communication device

A wireless communication system, comprising

• a wireless communication device (WCD), and
• a multi-purpose WCD accessory comprising
• a first plate comprised of opposing first and second major faces;
• the WCD secured to the first plate on the first major face;
• a second plate attached to the second major face in a cantilever configuration and including a portion which extends in a direction away from the second major face, the second plate including a first broad face on a first major side and a second broad face on a second major side opposed from the first major side;
• an antenna ground plane comprised of a plurality of conductive radial rod elements extending from peripheral portions of the second plate;
• wherein the first and second plates are comprised of a material that is highly conductive of thermal energy, whereby the first and second plate comprise a heat sink which is configured to transfer heat away from the WCD when the WCD is mounted to the first plate.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising

• a wireless communication device (WCD) disposed interior of a fuselage of the UAV;
• and
• a multi-purpose WCD accessory comprising
• a first plate comprised of opposing first and second major faces;
• the first major face comprising a heat transfer surface configured to contact a body of the WCD interior of the UAV when the WCD is secured to the first major face;
• a second plate attached to the second major face in a cantilever configuration and including a portion which extends exterior of the fuselage in a direction away from the second major surface, the second plate including a first broad face on a first major side and a second broad face on a second major side opposed from the first major side.
• wherein the second plate comprises at least a portion of a ground plane for an antenna system utilized by the WCD, and together with the first plate forms a heat sink for the WCD.