US Patent 7193581 Electronic equipment shock isolation/protection bumper, with integrated antenna

An antenna for wireless communication is integrated into an external member, for example, a molded bumper, on handheld or other portable electronic equipment. The external member is attached to an external surface of electronic equipment, providing shock isolation and protection for the equipment and the antenna. A method of mounting an antenna on portable electronic equipment for enabling wireless communication by the portable electronic equipment comprises mounting on the portable electronic equipment an energy-dissipating structure made of a resilient material, and positioning the antenna in the energy-dissipating structure.