Thermoformed platform having a communications device
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- A method of securing a product identification tag to a heat formed article, said method comprising;
removing a product identification tag from a source of tags,moving said removed tag to a position adjacent to a mold component,moving a heat formable material to a position adjacent the positioned tag and mold component, separately from said moving said removed tag,heating the heat formable material to a temperature to permit heat forming of the material, but below its melting temperature,moving the heated material into contact with the mold component,forming the heat formable material to conform generally to the shape of a portion of the mold component and over a portion of the tag, andattaching the removed tag to the heated material during the forming of the material.
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An apparatus has a communications device associated therewith. In another aspect of the present invention, a pallet is made from thermoformed polymeric sheets with an attached communications device. A further aspect of the present invention provides a radio frequency identification device attached to an apparatus. In still another aspect of the present invention, a communications device is incorporated into one or more sheets of a pallet or other container prior to forming. Methods of making and using a thermoformed pallet and container, having a communications device, are also provided.
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- A method of securing a product identification tag to a heat formed article, said method comprising;
removing a product identification tag from a source of tags, moving said removed tag to a position adjacent to a mold component, moving a heat formable material to a position adjacent the positioned tag and mold component, separately from said moving said removed tag, heating the heat formable material to a temperature to permit heat forming of the material, but below its melting temperature, moving the heated material into contact with the mold component, forming the heat formable material to conform generally to the shape of a portion of the mold component and over a portion of the tag, and attaching the removed tag to the heated material during the forming of the material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- A method of securing a product identification tag to a heat formed article, said method comprising;
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- A method of securing an RFID tag to a heat formed article comprising;
producing a plurality of sheets of heat deformable material for deposition on a mold surface within a molding machine, heating the sheet to a temperature to permit heat forming of the material, but below its melting temperature, transporting the sheet to the mold surface within the molding machine, transporting the RFID tag to the molding machine, moving the RFID tag to a position relative to the molding surface to embed the RFID tag within the plurality of sheets, and molding the plurality of sheets to attach the RFID tag to the heat deformable material. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
- A method of securing an RFID tag to a heat formed article comprising;
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