Electronic tag having wristband

• US 9,305,255 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2013
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Sun, Zong-Yuan, Xiao, Da-Hua
• Primary Examiner(s): Junge, Kristina
• Application Number:
  US14/065,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20140333417A1
• Time in Patent Office: 889 Days
• Field of Search: 406/33
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07762 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0275 Electronic Article Surveillance [EAS] tag technology used for parent or child unit, e.g. same transmission technology, magnetic tag, RF tag, RFID
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0286 Tampering or removal detection of the child unit from child or article
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0291 Housing and user interface of child unit
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/005 Identification bracelets, e.g. secured to the arm of a person
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0297 including a machine-readable marking, e.g. a bar code digitally marked record carriers in general G06K19/00

Abstract

An electronic tag having a wristband includes a base defining at least one receiving notch, a radio frequency identification element received in the base, at least one connecting element connecting the radio frequency identification element, a locking module captured in the receiving notch and resisting the connecting element, and a wristband mounted in the locking module. The radio frequency identification element, the connecting element, the locking module, and the wristband cooperate to form a closed loop circuit to achieve an electric induction. When the wristband is detached from the locking module, the closed loop circuit is cut and the radio frequency identification element sends out an alarm.

Claims

1. An electronic tag having a wristband, comprising:

a base defining at least one receiving notch;

a radio frequency identification element received in the base;

at least one connecting element connected to the radio frequency identification element;

a locking module captured in the receiving notch and resisting the at least one connecting element; and

a wristband mounted in the locking module, the radio frequency identification element, the connecting element, the locking module, and the wristband cooperating to form a closed loop circuit;

wherein the base defines two receiving notches opposite to each other, the locking module comprises two catching members corresponding to the two receiving notches, each catching member comprises a top plate, a catching plate, and two connecting sections, the catching plate forms two protrusions at the two opposite sides of the catching plate, each protrusion connects one of the connecting sections, the two connecting sections are parallel and spaced, and perpendicularly connect the top plate, the catching plate, the two connecting sections, and the top plate cooperate to form a through groove.

2. The electronic tag as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base comprises a board and a side wall perpendicularly protruding from the board, the board and the side wall cooperate to form a receiving cavity, the radio frequency identification element is received in the receiving cavity.

3. The electronic tag as claimed in claim 2, wherein the side wall comprises two opposite sides sagging towards the receiving cavity to define the receiving notches, each receiving notch comprises two opposite walls respectively defining a catching groove, and a connecting wall connecting the two opposite walls defining a supporting groove.

4. The electronic tag as claimed in claim 3, wherein adjacent to each opposite wall of the receiving notches, a limiting hole is formed and positioned in the receiving cavity, the electronic tag further comprises a cover matching to the base, the cover comprises a plurality of limiting pins which are mounted in the limiting holes to mount the cover to the base.

5. The electronic tag as claimed in claim 4, wherein the locking module comprises two receiving members corresponding to the two receiving notches, each receiving member comprises a main body and two arms, the main body comprises a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, and a fourth wall which connect to each other end to end and form a mounting slot for receiving the catching plate of the catching member, the first wall and the third wall respectively define a locking notch for receiving and locking the protrusions of the catching plate, the two ends of the second wall respectively extend one of the arms.

6. The electronic tag as claimed in claim 5, wherein the locking module comprises two conductive sheets, each conductive sheet comprises a main block and two extending blocks, the main block comprises two perpendicularly extending ends parallel to each other, each extending block perpendicularly connects to one of the extending ends of the main block, the second wall defines two limiting grooves, the main block is captured in the limiting grooves thereby mounting the conductive sheet to the main body of the receiving member, and allowing the extending blocks to be positioned in the mounting slot.

7. The electronic tag as claimed in claim 6, wherein the radio frequency identification element comprises two opposite sides which respectively define a through matching groove with the wall of the matching groove defined a plurality of electrical conductive contacts, the electronic tag comprises two connecting elements, each connecting element comprises a first end and a second end, the first end is captured in the matching groove and contacts the electrical conductive contacts, the second end resists the main block of the conductive sheet, the radio frequency identification element, the two connecting elements, the locking module, and the wristband cooperating to form a closed loop circuit, when the wristband is detached from the locking modules, the closed loop circuit is cut and the radio frequency identification element sends out alarm.

8. The electronic tag as claimed in claim 6, wherein the wristband comprise a main portion, the main portion comprises two bent adjusting ends, the wristband is made of flexible insulating materials which envelop electrical conductive materials therein, each adjusting end passes through one of the through grooves of the catching members, the electrical conductive material of each adjusting end is partially exposed to form a conductive terminal.

9. The electronic tag as claimed in claim 8, wherein each arm of the receiving member comprises a catching portion, the catching portion is captured in the catching groove of the base, the conductive terminal of each adjusting end resists the extending blocks of one of the conductive sheet, the connecting element is captured in the supporting grooves.