Electronic tag holder for capped bottle neck
View Patent ↗A housing assembly supports an electronic tag to the extending neck of a bottle. The housing assembly includes a housing for accommodating the electronic tag. The housing has an annular bearing surface for engagement with the extending neck of the bottle. A strap is coupled to the housing about the bottle neck. The strap has a bearing surface for engagement with the extending neck where the bearing surface of the strap is tapered to match the taper of the extending neck of the bottle.
1. A housing assembly for supporting an electronic tag to an extending neck of a bottle, wherein said extending neck has a taper, said housing assembly comprising:
a housing for accommodating said electronic tag, said housing having a housing surface for engagement with said neck of said bottle; and
a strap lockingly coupled to said housing about said bottle neck;
said strap having a bearing strap surface for engagement with said extended neck, said bearing surface of said strap being tapered to generally match the taper of the extending neck of said bottle.
2. A housing assembly of claim 1 wherein said housing includes a base and a cover and where said tag is supported between said base and said cover.
3. A housing assembly of claim 2 wherein said cover is secured to said base preventing non-destructible access to said tag.
4. A housing assembly of claim 3 wherein said cover is ultrasonically welded to said base.
5. A housing assembly of claim 2 wherein said housing includes a pair of spaced apart recesses and wherein said strap includes a pair of latches, which said latches are engageable in said recesses preventing removal of said latches therefrom.
6. A housing assembly of claim 1 wherein said housing surface is arcuate.
7. A housing assembly of claim 5 wherein said strap is attachable to said housing in a manner wherein said strap is secured against said neck of said bottle.
8. An assembly comprising:
a bottle having an elongate extending bottle neck and cap removably attached at a distal end thereof, wherein said extending neck has a taper;
a tag housing supporting an electronic tag; and
a strap lockingly coupled to said housing about said bottle;
said housing having an arcuate housing surface positioned against said extending neck and said strap having an arcuate bearing surface positioned against said neck wherein said strap bearing surface includes a taper which generally matches the taper of the extending neck so as to prevent removal of said strap and said housing from said bottle.
9. An assembly of claim 8 wherein said housing arcuate surface and said strap arcuate bearing surface defines an annular structure having a diameter less than the diameter of said bottle cap.
10. An assembly of claim 8 wherein said strap is coupled to said housing in a manner wherein said strap is secured against said neck of said bottle.