Locked transmitter tag assembly and method of lockably attaching same to object
First Claim
1. An electronic tag for use with an electronic monitoring system comprising:
- a housing having electronic circuitry enclosed therein, said electronic circuitry including means for transmitting a signal to a location remote from said tag; and
means for securing and locking said hosing to a limb of an object to be monitored comprisingstrap receiving means along respective sides of said housing, said receiving means comprising respective receiving channels having an open end,a strap having attachment means at each end thereof for attaching each end of the strap to said receiving means of said housing, said attachment means comprising a rail that can be slidably inserted into said open channels through said open end, said strap having a length that allows it to be wrapped around said limb prior to the attachment of the strap ends to said housing, andlocking means for preventing the removal of said attachment means from said receiving means.
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Abstract
A sealed, locked housing for an electronic transmitter tag includes a transmitter assembly (20), a battery pack (24), a strap (22), and means for lockably securing the strap and battery pack to the transmitter assembly. The transmitter tag, in a preferred embodiment, is intended for use with a house arrest monitoring system. The transmitter assembly (20) includes a first sealed compartment (54) wherein electronic circuitry (56) is housed. This circuitry transmits signals that uniquely identify the tag and that signal the occurrence of a sensed tamper event. The transmitter assembly also includes a second compartment (25), open to a top side of the assembly, into which the battery pack may be sealably inserted. The means for lockably securing the strap to the transmitter assembly include rails (30, 32) selectively attached to the strap at a desired length. These rails are slidably inserted into open ends of respective keyed channels (31, 33) along each side of the assembly. A locking wedge, comprising a male part (26) and a female part (28), is then slidably inserted and locked into another keyed channel (27) along the top of the assembly, blocking removal of the battery pack and the strap rails. The tag is lockably secured to a desired object, typically an ambulatory object such as a person, by wrapping the strap around a limb of the object, such as a leg, prior to insertion of the strap rails into the receiving channels of the transmitter assembly. Once attached to an object, the transmitter tag cannot be removed without cutting the strap or the locking wedge.
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18 Claims
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1. An electronic tag for use with an electronic monitoring system comprising:
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a housing having electronic circuitry enclosed therein, said electronic circuitry including means for transmitting a signal to a location remote from said tag; and means for securing and locking said hosing to a limb of an object to be monitored comprising strap receiving means along respective sides of said housing, said receiving means comprising respective receiving channels having an open end, a strap having attachment means at each end thereof for attaching each end of the strap to said receiving means of said housing, said attachment means comprising a rail that can be slidably inserted into said open channels through said open end, said strap having a length that allows it to be wrapped around said limb prior to the attachment of the strap ends to said housing, and locking means for preventing the removal of said attachment means from said receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A locking assembly comprising
a base unit having receiving channels along opposite sides thereof; -
a strap having respective rails at each end thereof, each of said rails being slidably inserted into a respective one of said receiving channels; blocking means for blocking the slidable removal of said rails from said receiving channels; and locking means for preventing the removal of said blocking means; whereby the base unit may be lockably fastened to a desired object by wrapping the strap around a limb of said object prior to inserting said rails into said receiving channels. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of lockably fastening a portable transmitting device to a limb of an ambulatory object with a strap, said strap having rails affixed at each end thereof, said device having receiving channels along the sides thereof adapted to slidably receive said rails, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) wrapping said strap around said limb; (b) slidably inserting the rails at both ends of said strap into the receiving channels on said device; (c) physically blocking the removal of said rails from said receiving channels with a blocking element; (d) locking the blocking element in its blocking position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A portable tag having electrical circuits therein for use with an electronic monitoring system comprising:
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a housing having electronic circuitry enclosed therein, said electronic circuitry including means for transmitting a signal to a location remote from said tag; a field-replaceable battery pack inserted into said housing, said housing including means for electrically connecting said battery pack to said electronic circuitry when said battery pack is fully inserted thereinto; and means for detachably securing and locking said housing to a limb of an object to be monitored, including means for disconnecting said battery pack from said electronic circuitry whenever said housing is detached from said limb, said means for disconnecting said battery pack comprising means attached to said battery pack for blocking the removal of said strap attachment means from said housing receiving means, before said attachment means can be removed from said receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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Specification