Patent ID: 11913573
Assignee: OETIKER NY, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 11:
12. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) connector, comprising:
a connector, including:
a first component comprising an inward facing surface, a first end, and a second end; and
a second component comprising an outward facing surface, the second component connected to the first component; and

a RFID assembly, including:
a RFID tag;
a first contact electrically connected to the RFID tag and the second component; and
a second contact electrically connected to the RFID tag and arranged on the outward facing surface of the second component;

wherein:
in an unlocked state of the RFID connector, the second contact is not electrically connected to the first component; and
in a locked state of the RFID connector, the second contact is electrically connected to the first component.