Inventors:
Kevin Duane House - Gilbert AZ
Javier Leija - Chandler AZ
Ronald James Nordhues - Gilbert AZ
Jay Robert Mitchell - Mesa AZ
Matthew Ronald Michieli - Gilbert AZ
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc. - Schaumburg IL
International Classification:
H01Q 150
Abstract:
An antenna latching mechanism includes a housing with an attached antenna and a mating utility part. A collar is formed on one of the housing and the utility part and a mating stem, rotatably fitting within the collar, is formed on the other. The collar and stem define an opening and a ridge is formed in the opening. Flexible fingers, each having a cam surface, are positioned on one of the housing and the utility part to extend through the opening, with the stem coaxially positioned in the collar, so the cam surfaces engage the ridge in a releasable assembled orientation. Detent notches are defined in one of the collar and stem and a mating flexible detent finger is formed in the other to engage a selected one of the notches and provide a plurality of stable axial positions of the housing relative to the mating utility part.