Tag housing and assembly method for annular apparatus
US6809700B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K19/07764
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A housing for a tag assembly comprises an internal chamber defined by sidewalls and a bottom wall; a peripheral flange projecting from the housing; convergent surfaces extending at an upper housing end to an upper surface; and a sensor portal projecting through the housing upper surface in communication with the housing chamber. The housing is positioned within a mold block with the upper housing end resident within a mold block cavity. An upper surface of the peripheral flange and housing sidewall superior to the flange abut sidewall portions of the mold block to isolate the upper housing end with the cavity while carrier strip material is induced into the mold to partially embed the housing therein. An annular apparatus is thus formed comprising an annular carrier strip having a transponder housing at least partially embedded therein in which an upper housing end remains free of the carrier strip.
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