Retractable and rotatable antenna for an electronic card

A method for assembling an electronic card having an antenna, the method comprising:

• placing a slide mechanism in a guide plate of an end piece, said slide mechanism being coupled to a rotatable member;
• combining a pair of half shells to define an interior cavity within which an electrical package resides, said interior cavity as defined by said half shells being open at one end thereof;
• and
• mounting said end piece to said half shells to cover said open end of said interior cavity and close said electrical package within said enclosure at such open end.

An antenna assembly for an electronic device, said antenna assembly comprising:

• an end piece having first and second latch fingers at opposite ends thereof and an aperture between said ends;
• a slide mechanism slideably coupled to said end piece and translatable through said aperture between a retracted position and an extended position;
• and
• an antenna rotatably coupled to a distal end of said slide mechanism, said antenna being proximate said end piece while said slide mechanism is in said retracted position and being spaced apart from said end piece while said slide mechanism is in said extended position.

A removable electronic card assembly for an electronic device, said card assembly comprising:

• a housing having an open end;
• an end piece fixedly and mechanically coupled in said open end of the housing and substantially closing said open end, said end piece having an aperture;
• and
• an antenna assembly rotatably and slidably coupled to said end piece and passing through said aperture of said end piece, said antenna assembly including an antenna portion being proximate said end of said housing while said antenna assembly is in a retracted position and being spaced apart from said end of said housing while said antenna assembly is in an extended position.