Antenna employing a cover
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsCharles J. Luebke, Matthew F. Planning
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Abstract
An antenna is for a wireless communication device mounted in an opening of a wall. The antenna includes a switch cover plate adapted to cover the opening of the wall. The switch cover plate includes a first or front surface adapted to be disposed away from the opening and an opposite second or rear surface adapted to face the opening. An antenna element, such as a dipole or loop, engages the front surface of the cover plate or is disposed between the front and rear surfaces. A connector is electrically interconnected with the antenna element.
Claims27
An antenna for a wireless communication device mounted in an opening of a surface, said antenna comprising:
- a cover adapted to cover the opening of said surface, said cover including a first surface adapted to be disposed away from said opening and an opposite second surface adapted to face said opening;
- an antenna element engaging the second surface of said cover or disposed between the first and second surfaces of said cover;
- and
- a connector electrically interconnected with said antenna element, said connector extending away from the second surface of said cover and external to said cover.
An antenna for a wireless communication device mounted in an opening of a surface, said antenna comprising:
- a cover adapted to cover the opening of said surface, said cover including a first surface adapted to be disposed away from said opening and an opposite second surface adapted to face said opening;
- an antenna element insert-molded between the first and second surfaces of said cover;
- and
- a connector electrically interconnected with said antenna element,
- wherein said connector extends away from the opposite second surface of said cover and external to said cover.
An antenna for a wireless communication device mounted in an opening of a surface, said antenna comprising:
- a cover adapted to cover the opening of said surface, said cover including a first surface adapted to be disposed away from said opening and an opposite second surface adapted to face said opening;
- an antenna element engaging the opposite second surface of said cover or disposed between the first and opposite second surfaces of said cover;
- and
- a connector electrically interconnected with said antenna element,
- wherein said cover and said antenna element cooperate to form a substantially flat structure, and
- wherein said connector extends away from the opposite second surface of said cover and external to said cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.