EAS tag with mechanically vibrating magnetic element and improved housing and method of making same
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1. An EAS tag comprising:
- a tag body including;
a central region;
side wall regions connected to and integral with the central region;
first fold lines at the junctions of said central region and said side wall regions at which said side wall regions are folded;
flap regions connected to and integral with said side wall regions; and
second fold lines at the junctions of said side wall regions and said flap regions at which said flap regions are folded so as to come together to form a closed cover facing and spaced from said central region, thereby forming a closed housing;
and a first magnetic element, said first magnetic element being disposed in said closed housing and mechanically vibrating in response to an interrogation field.
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Abstract
An EAS tag comprising a tag body having a central region, side wall regions connected to and integral with the central region and flap regions connected to and integral with the side wall regions. The tag body has fold lines at the junctions of the central and side wall regions and at the junctions of the side wall regions and the flap regions. By folding the tag body along these fold lines and, in the course of the folding procedure, inserting a first magnetic element, a substantially closed box-like housing with the first magnetic element loosely housed therein is formed.
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1. An EAS tag comprising:
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a tag body including;
a central region;
side wall regions connected to and integral with the central region;
first fold lines at the junctions of said central region and said side wall regions at which said side wall regions are folded;
flap regions connected to and integral with said side wall regions; and
second fold lines at the junctions of said side wall regions and said flap regions at which said flap regions are folded so as to come together to form a closed cover facing and spaced from said central region, thereby forming a closed housing;and a first magnetic element, said first magnetic element being disposed in said closed housing and mechanically vibrating in response to an interrogation field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. Apparatus for forming an EAS tag comprising:
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supply means for supplying a strip of material; and die and mandrel assembly means for;
receiving said strip of material from said supply means;
folding said strip of material to form a first set of fold lines defining flap regions;
folding said strip of material to form a second set of fold lines defining side wall regions and a central region, said side wall regions being integral with said flap regions and said central region being integral with said side wall regions, said first set of fold lines being at the junctions of said flap regions and said side wall regions and said second set of fold lines being at the junctions of said side wall regions and said central region;
disposing a first magnetic element in said central region; and
folding said flaps to cause said flaps to come together to form a closed cover facing and spaced from said central region;
thereby forming a closed housing with said first magnetic element held therein to define a tag body. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of forming an EAS tag comprising the steps of:
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folding a strip of material to form a first set of fold lines defining flap regions; folding said strip of material to form a second set of fold lines defining side wall regions and a central region, said side wall regions being integral with said flap regions and said central region being integral with said side wall regions, said first set of fold lines being at the junctions of said flap regions and said side wall regions and said second set of fold lines being at the junctions of said side wall regions and said central region; disposing a first magnetic element said central region; and folding said flaps to cause said flaps to come together to form a closed cover facing and spaced from said central region; thereby forming a closed housing with said first magnetic element held therein to define a tag body. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An EAS system comprising:
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means for transmitting a first magnetic field into an interrogation zone; an EAS tag comprising;
a central region;
side wall regions connected to and integral with the central region;
first fold lines at the junctions of said central region and said side wall regions at which said side wall regions are folded;
flap regions connected to and integral with said side wall regions; and
second fold lines at the junctions of said side wall regions and said flap regions at which said flap regions are folded so as to come together to form a closed cover facing and spaced from said central region, thereby forming a closed housing defining a tag body; and
a first magnetic element, said first magnetic element being disposed in said closed housing;and means for receiving a magnetic signal resulting from the interaction of said first magnetic field and said EAS tag for detecting the presence of said EAS tag in said interrogation zone. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method of operating an EAS system comprising:
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transmitting a first magnetic field in an interrogation zone; situating an EAS tag in said interrogation zone, said EAS tag comprising;
a central region;
side wall regions connected to and integral with the central region;
first fold lines at the junctions of said central region and said side wall regions at which said side wall regions are folded;
flap regions connected to and integral with said side wall regions; and
second fold lines at the junctions of said side wall regions and said flap regions at which said flap regions are folded so as to come together to form a closed cover facing and spaced from said central region, thereby forming a closed housing defining a tag body; and
a first magnetic element, said first magnetic element being disposed in said closed housing;and receiving a magnetic signal resulting from the interaction of said first magnetic field and said EAS tag for detecting the presence of said EAS tag in said interrogation zone. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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