Planar inverted F antenna

A planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) apparatus comprising:

• a metal grounding member having a substantially planar portion for secure coupling to an electronic unit;
• and,
• a plurality of peripherally projecting F antenna portions integrally formed with said metal grounding member, each said F antenna portion projecting in substantially coplanar manner from a periphery of said substantially planar portion of said metal grounding member;
• wherein a pair of said F antenna portions extend from a common edge portion of said metal grounding member to be disposed in laterally spaced manner one relative to the other.

A planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) apparatus comprising:

• a metal grounding member having a substantially planar portion for secure coupling to an electronic unit;
• and,
• at least one peripherally projecting F antenna portion integrally formed with said metal grounding member, said F antenna portion projecting in substantially coplanar manner from a periphery of said substantially planar portion of said metal grounding member;
• wherein said metal grounding member is captured within an electronic unit selected from the group consisting of:
• a desktop personal computer device, a notebook personal computer device, a tablet personal computer device, and a personal digital assistant device.

An apparatus having a planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) device, comprising:

• an electronic unit having first and second housing members;
• a metal grounding member having a substantially planar portion captured between said first and second housing members of said electronic unit;
• and,
• at least one peripherally projecting F antenna portion integrally formed with said metal grounding member, said F antenna portion projecting in substantially coplanar manner from a periphery of said substantially planar portion of said metal grounding member to be secured to said electronic unit thereby, wherein said metal grounding member is formed with a rigid metal plate configuration defining an edge portion bounding said substantially planar portion, said F antenna portion extending outward from said edge portion.

A planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) apparatus comprising:

• an electronic unit having first and second housing members;
• a metal grounding member having a substantially planar portion captured between said first and second housing members of said electronic unit;
• and,
• a plurality of peripherally projecting F antenna portions integrally formed with said metal grounding member, each said F antenna portion projecting in substantially coplanar manner from a periphery of said substantially planar portion of said metal grounding member to be secured to said electronic unit thereby;
• wherein a pair of said F antenna portions extend from a common edge portion of said metal grounding member to be disposed in laterally spaced manner one relative to the other.

A planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) apparatus comprising:

• an electronic unit having first and second housing members;
• a metal grounding member having a substantially planar portion captured between said first and second housing members of said electronic unit;
• and,
• at least one peripherally projecting F antenna portion integrally formed with said metal grounding member, said F antenna portion projecting in substantially coplanar manner from a periphery of said substantially planar portion of said metal grounding member to be secured to said electronic unit thereby;
• wherein said electronic unit is selected from the group consisting of:
• a desktop personal computer device, a notebook personal computer device, a tablet personal computer device, and a personal digital assistant device.