TIMING TAG
First Claim
1. A disposable timing tag for attachment to an athletic shoe between laces and a tongue thereof comprising:
- a thin, flexible planar sheet member having a front surface, a rear surface, first and second end sections, and a middle section between said first and second end sections;
a printed radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit disposed on the middle section of one of said front or rear surfaces of the sheet member, said RFID circuit including an integrated circuit chip positioned near the center of the middle section of the planar sheet member, and a dipole antenna electrically coupled to said integrated circuit chip, wherein a first dipole of the antenna extends generally along a longitudinal axis of the sheet member toward the first end section and a second dipole of the antenna extends generally along the longitudinal axis of the sheet member toward the second end section.
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Abstract
A disposable timing tag is provided, including a thin, flexible planar sheet member having first and second end sections, and a middle section. A printed radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit is disposed on the middle section thereof and includes an integrated circuit chip, and a dipole antenna electrically coupled thereto. The dipoles of antenna extend generally along the longitudinal axis of the sheet member toward the first and second respective end sections thereof. The first and second end sections of the flexible planar member are separated from the middle section by fold lines formed in the surface of the planar member extending across the horizontal axis thereof, and the planar sheet member is folded such that the first and second ends thereof are connected to one another and the planar member forms a substantially D-shaped closed loop. The joined first and second ends of the flexible planar member are positioned between said laces and tongue of said athletic shoe and said RFID circuit on said middle section of the flexible planar member is spaced away from the surface of the athletic shoe.
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1. A disposable timing tag for attachment to an athletic shoe between laces and a tongue thereof comprising:
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a thin, flexible planar sheet member having a front surface, a rear surface, first and second end sections, and a middle section between said first and second end sections; a printed radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit disposed on the middle section of one of said front or rear surfaces of the sheet member, said RFID circuit including an integrated circuit chip positioned near the center of the middle section of the planar sheet member, and a dipole antenna electrically coupled to said integrated circuit chip, wherein a first dipole of the antenna extends generally along a longitudinal axis of the sheet member toward the first end section and a second dipole of the antenna extends generally along the longitudinal axis of the sheet member toward the second end section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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