AN IMPROVED PORTABLE ANTENNA

World Intellectual Property Organization Patent

APP PUB NO WO-2014102058-A1
SERIAL NO

PCTEP2013075996

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Typically at least one soldier of a unit on patrol carries a radio with antenna to enable communication with a base. The antenna is mounted to the soldier's rucksack (100) to keep the soldier's hands free. The antenna's radial members are unwieldy and liable to snag on passing objects which can lead to the antenna breaking. The antenna also makes the solider more conspicuous to the enemy. To prevent this, the antenna can be dismantled when not in use though this is time consuming. This problem is solved by providing an antenna with a housing (7) in which the antenna is held when not in use, and a mechanism (17) to cause the antenna to pop-up from, and sit on top of, the housing when it is to be used. The mechanism also functions to collapse the antenna into the housing when not in use.

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SELEX ES LTDGBBASILDON ESSEX SS14 3EL

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HALL DAVID GSK GSK MEDICINES RESEARCH CENTRE GUNNELS WOOD ROAD STEVENAGE HERTFORDSHIRE SG1 2NY SG1 2NY
PRYOR NEIL BRISTOL BS1 5BU
ATKINS DAVID FILTON BRISTOL BS34 7QW

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