Antenna structure for an electronic article surveillance system
First Claim
1. An antenna formed of paired leads in the form of a twin-axial cable and including a first lead for connection to an active load, and a second lead extending along said first lead, for connection to a passive load, said second lead being mutually coupled with but not conductively connected to said first lead, wherein said active load is a receiver, said receiver forms part of an electronic article surveillance system, and said electronic article surveillance system includes means for reporting alarms, said means being electrically connected to said receiver by said second lead.
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Abstract
The transmitting and/or receiving antenna of an electronic article surveillance system utilizes a paired-lead loop configuration. One lead forms the active loop.
The other lead forms a passive loop, which parallels and is mutually coupled to the active loop, but not conductively connected to it. This other lead is resistively loaded.
The passive loop of the receiving antenna can also be used to conduct signals between the receiver circuitry and the alarm reporting devices associated with the receiver.
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17 Claims
- 1. An antenna formed of paired leads in the form of a twin-axial cable and including a first lead for connection to an active load, and a second lead extending along said first lead, for connection to a passive load, said second lead being mutually coupled with but not conductively connected to said first lead, wherein said active load is a receiver, said receiver forms part of an electronic article surveillance system, and said electronic article surveillance system includes means for reporting alarms, said means being electrically connected to said receiver by said second lead.
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11. An electronic article surveillance system for interacting with tag means including a resonant circuit, comprising:
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a transmitter for generating a signal having a frequency at the resonant frequency of said resonant circuit; a first antenna connected to said transmitter for producing a field exposed to said tag means; a second antenna for receiving signals generated by said tag means responsive to said field; and a receiver connected to said second antenna for detecting the signals generated by said tag means; wherein at least said first antenna or said second antenna is formed of paired leads in the form of a twin-axial cable including a first lead for connection to an active load, and a second lead for connection to a passive load and mutually coupled with, but not conductively connected to said first lead. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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