US Patent 7397441 Antenna element for a portable communication device

The present invention relates to an antenna element for a portable communication device as well as to a portable communication device including such an antenna element. The antenna element includes a wire of an electrically conducting material having a first and a second feeding end for connection to a radio communication unit and ground. The wire also has a winding section comprising a number of turns around a central axis. The last turn of the winding section, which is provided furthest from the first feeding end is in physical contact with the previous turn and the rest of the turns are separated from each other.