US Patent 7499000 Antenna device having compact covering

An antenna device includes an antenna member having a plate, a conductor member disposed on one side of the plate, and another conductor member disposed on the other side of the plate, the plate includes one or more orifices and one or more apertures, and a coupler includes one or more positive electrodes and one or more negative electrodes engaged through the orifices and the apertures of the antenna member and electrically coupled to the conductor members respectively. A housing includes a chamber for receiving the plate of the antenna member, and a cylindrical member having a bore for receiving the coupler. The housing includes two housing members having a chamber for receiving the plate.