RFID tag housing
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorsIan J. Forster, Michael G. Ginn
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Abstract
An RFID tag housing is disclosed. The housing can include a tag holder, which holds an RFID tag, and an attachment arrangement for attaching the housing to a receptacle. The attachment arrangement may also prevent rotation about a frame member of the receptacle to which the housing is attached. The housing can hold an RFID tag at a spacing above the receptacle's framework, allowing the tag to be read over the top of the receptacle and its contents, as well as other receptacles positioned nearby. This spacing can also allow use of the framework as a ground plane for the RFID tag antenna.
Claims34
An apparatus for housing an RFID tag comprising:
- an RFID tag holder in which to dispose said RFID tag;
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- an attachment arrangement to couple to a top of a receptacle and mechanically coupled to the RFID tag holder, said attachment arrangement including an extension to maintain a predetermined spacing between the RFID tag holder and the top of the receptacle, and said attachment arrangement including a fastener to attach to the top of the receptacle such that, in use, the RFID tag holder extends upwards from said top of the receptacle and the RFID tag holder is maintained at said predetermined spacing above the top of the receptacle.
The apparatus as claimed in 5, wherein the first and second components comprise a latch at a first end and are configured to be fastened together at a second end, and wherein the latch securely joins the first and second components at the first end when the first and second components are fastened together at the second end.
A housing, comprising:
- an RFID tag housing configured to mount to a receptacle;
- an RFID tag holder configured to retain an RFID tag;
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- an attachment arrangement spaced from the RFID tag holder and configured to attach the housing to the framework and to prevent the RFID tag housing from rotating around the framework, such that, in use, the housing extends upwards from the top of the receptacle, maintaining the RFID tag at a spacing above the top of the receptacle and the framework, thereby ameliorating interference with RFID signals received or emitted by the RFID tag.
A mounting system, comprising:
- an RFID tag housing configured to mount to a cage, the cage having mesh walls supported by a framework with one or more top frame members;
- the housing further comprising first and second cooperating components configured to engage with each other around at least one of the top frame members, thereby securing the housing to the cage;
- the first and second components together providing a first substantially horizontal opening for accommodating the top frame member, and a second opening for accommodating an element of the mesh such that the RFID tag housing is prevented from rotating around the top frame member;
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- the first and second components further providing a recess for accommodating an RFID tag, the housing extending upwards from the top frame member such that the recess is spaced above the cage.
A housing, comprising:
- an RFID tag holder configured to retain an RFID tag with a monopole antenna;
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- an attachment arrangement spaced from the RFID tag holder and configured to attach the housing to a metallic element such that the housing extends away from the metallic element to maintain the RFID tag at a spacing from the metallic element, which provides a ground plane for the monopole antenna.
A method of mounting a housing, comprising:
- positioning an RFID tag and an insert in a recess of a first component of the housing;
- positioning the first component of the housing proximate a frame member of a receptacle;
- sliding a top end of a second component of the housing under a lip of the first component of the housing;
- rotating the second component of the housing into a position against the first component of the housing;
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- coupling the first component of the housing with the second component of the housing using a fastening arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.