CHASSIS WITH A HANDLE HAVING AN ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

1 . A wireless communication system comprising:

a transceiver comprising an antenna;

a housing having an interior volume; and

a handle coupled to the housing externally from the interior volume;

wherein the antenna is positioned within the handle.

2 . The wireless communication system of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is positioned within the interior volume.

3 . The wireless communication system of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is positioned within the handle.

4 . The wireless communication system of claim 1 , wherein the antenna comprises one or more wound loops of wire positioned within an interior volume of the handle.

5 . The wireless communication system of claim 4 further comprising a bobbin;

wherein the one or more wound loops of wire is wound about the bobbin; and

wherein the bobbin is positioned within the interior volume of the handle.

6 . The wireless communication system of claim 5 , wherein the handle comprises an outer shell over-molded around the bobbin.

7 . The wireless communication system of claim 6 , wherein the handle comprises an outer shell comprising a pair of handle halves; and

wherein a first handle half of the pair of handle halves has a fastener receptacle formed therein configured to accept a securing fastener therein.

8 . The wireless communication system of claim 1 , wherein the antenna comprises a copper trace antenna formed on a printed circuit board;

wherein the printed circuit board is positioned within an interior volume of the handle.

9 . The wireless communication system of claim 1 , wherein the housing is metallic.

10 . The wireless communication system of claim 1 , wherein the housing shields wireless electrical signals.

11 . The wireless communication system of claim 1 , wherein the housing is electrically conductive.

12 . A method of making a wireless communication system comprising:

positioning a communication antenna of a transceiver assembly within a handle;

coupling the handle to an exterior of an enclosure, the enclosure having an interior volume.

13 . The method of claim 12 further comprising winding one or more loops of wire about a bobbin;

wherein the one or more loops of wire form the antenna.

14 . The method of claim 13 further comprising coupling the one or more loops of wire to a wireless transceiver of the transceiver assembly.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the wireless transceiver comprises a near field communication transceiver.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the handle comprises a first handle half and a second handle half; and

wherein the method further comprises:

positioning the bobbin between the first handle half and the second handle half; and

securing the first handle half to the second handle half.

17 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the transceiver assembly comprises a near field communication (NFC) tag device comprising:

a printed circuit board (PCB); and

a communication controller attached to the PCB and configured to wirelessly communication with an external wireless communication device;

wherein the communication antenna is formed on the PCB; and

wherein positioning the communication antenna within the handle comprises inserting at least a portion of the NFC tag device within the handle.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the NFC tag device further comprises a connector attached to the PCB; and

wherein the connector is configured to connect to a mating connector coupled to the housing to facilitate wired communications between the communication controller and a communication integrated circuit positioned within the enclosure.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the PCB extends the connector within the interior volume in response to the handle being coupled to the exterior of the enclosure.

20 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the enclosure is electrically conductive.