Molded plastic container and preform having insert-molded RFID tag
First Claim
1. An RFID assembly that includes an RFID inlay, with an REID tag, encapsulated within a plastic housing, said plastic housing having a peripheral array of flexible resilient fingers for mounting said housing within a pocket on a support structure.
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Abstract
An RFID assembly includes an RFID inlay, with an RFID tag, encapsulated within a plastic housing. The housing has a peripheral array of flexible resilient fingers for mounting the housing within a pocket on a support structure, such as a pocket on a mold core. The pocket preferably is on an end of the mold core so that the RFID assembly preferably is disposed substantially beneath the end surface of the mold core. Plastic material, which preferably is the same plastic material as forms the plastic housing in which the inlay is contained, can be injected into a mold cavity surrounding the mold core and the assembly housing without eroding the material of the housing.
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16 Claims
- 1. An RFID assembly that includes an RFID inlay, with an REID tag, encapsulated within a plastic housing, said plastic housing having a peripheral array of flexible resilient fingers for mounting said housing within a pocket on a support structure.
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12. A container for a consumable product, which includes:
a container body having an inside surface of a predetermined plastic material and an RFID tag in said body encapsulated in a housing of said predetermined plastic material. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method of making a container for a consumable product, which includes the steps of:
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(a) providing an RFID tag encapsulated within a housing of a predetermined plastic material, and (b) molding a plastic container of said predetermined plastic material around said housing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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