Disposable and tamper-resistant RFID lock

摘要

Implementations described and claimed herein provide an RFID locking apparatus including an RFID tag, a locking member, and a disabling member. The RFID tag is disposed inside a housing and has a chip and an antenna that emits a signal. The locking member includes a tube that extends outwardly from within the housing and a cable connected to the disabling member and exiting the housing via the tube. The locking member configured to compress a spring into a loaded state by pulling the cable. The disabling member is disposed near the spring inside the housing and is configured to destroy the antenna and/or the chip, such that the signal cannot be emitted, upon release of the spring from the loaded state. The RFID locking apparatus is configured to release the spring when the locking member is damaged.

主权项

1. An RFID locking apparatus comprising:
an RFID tag having a chip and an antenna configured to emit a signal, the RFID tag being disposed inside a housing; a locking member extending outwardly from within the housing, the locking member being configured to compress a spring into a loaded state; and a disabling member disposed near the spring inside the housing, the disabling member being configured to destroy one or more of the antenna and the chip, such that the signal cannot be emitted, upon release of the spring from the loaded state in response to a portion of the locking member being damaged.