FINANCIAL CARD WITH EMBEDDED CIRCUIT LOCK TECHNOLOGY

摘要

A contactless card, an inlay for a contactless card or a circuit embedded within a contactless card containing a radio frequency identification ("RFID") circuit that is only actuated when the card is flexed. The RFID circuit comprises an antenna embedded in the card body comprising a first conductive lead and a second conductive lead and an RFID chip embedded in the body and connected to the antenna. A bridge is embedded in the center portion of the body. A dielectric layer having an aperture is embedded in between the antenna and the bridge. When the card is flat, the bridge is biased away from the first conductive lead and the second conductive lead. When the card is bent or flexed, the bridge is biased through the aperture into contact with the first conductive lead and the second conductive lead thereby completing the antenna circuit.