RFID methods in the manufacture of reclosable packages
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1. A reclosable package comprising:
- opposed front and rear panels joined together to form an interior and a mouth communicating with the interior;
a zipper configured to open and close the mouth, the zipper including first and second interlocking profiles and a slider which, when moved in a first direction, separates the first and second interlocking profiles to open the mouth, and, when moved in a second direction, interlocks the first and second interlocking profiles to close the mouth; and
the slider including a data storage device.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to the implanting of RFID (radio frequency identification) chips into the slider of a zipper of a reclosable package. This allows for subsequent reading of the RFID identifying data to identify associated with the reclosable package. This can be done by using the RFID data directly or by using the RFID data to access a database This can be done for authentication, security, quality control, inventory control and similar purposes.
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1. A reclosable package comprising:
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opposed front and rear panels joined together to form an interior and a mouth communicating with the interior; a zipper configured to open and close the mouth, the zipper including first and second interlocking profiles and a slider which, when moved in a first direction, separates the first and second interlocking profiles to open the mouth, and, when moved in a second direction, interlocks the first and second interlocking profiles to close the mouth; and the slider including a data storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A reclosable package comprising:
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opposed front and rear panels joined together to form an interior and a mouth communicating with the interior; a zipper configured to open and close the mouth, the zipper including first and second interlocking profiles and a slider which, when moved in a first direction, separates the first and second interlocking profiles to open the mouth, and, when moved in a second direction, interlocks the first and second interlocking profiles to close the mouth; and the slider including an RFID chip storing identifying data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A reclosable package comprising:
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opposed front and rear panels joined together to form an interior and a mouth communicating with the interior; a zipper configured to open and close the mouth, the zipper including first and second interlocking profiles and a slider which, when moved in a first direction, separates the first and second interlocking profiles to open the mouth, and, when moved in a second direction, interlocks the first and second interlocking profiles to close the mouth; and the slider including means for storing data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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