Disposable and tamper-resistant RFID lock
OwnerCharles Michael Teeterinventor
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Abstract
Implementations described and claimed herein provide an RFID locking apparatus including an RFID tag, a locking member, and a disabling member. The RFID tag is disposed inside a housing and has a chip and an antenna that emits a signal. The locking member extends outwardly from within the housing and is configured to compress a spring into a loaded state. The disabling member is disposed near the spring inside the housing and is configured to destroy the antenna and/or the chip, such that the signal cannot be emitted, upon release of the spring from the loaded state. The RFID locking apparatus is configured to release the spring when the locking member is damaged.
Claims9
An RFID locking apparatus comprising:
- an RFID tag having a chip and an antenna configured to emit a signal, the RFID tag being disposed inside a housing;
- a locking member extending outwardly from within the housing, the locking member being configured to compress a spring into a loaded state, the locking member comprising a fastener and a fastener catcher;
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- a disabling member disposed near the spring inside the housing, the disabling member being configured to destroy at least one of the antenna or the chip, such that the signal cannot be emitted upon release of the spring from the loaded state in response to a portion of the locking member being damaged, the disabling member comprising a puncturing member configured to puncture a portion of the RFID tag to destroy at least one of the antenna or the chip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.