Patent ID: 7183921

Claim:
An item tracking system for tracking an item within a structure having an aperture defined by a bottom surface through which said item is passed, the item tracking system comprising: a radio frequency tag attached to the item, wherein the tag has item information stored therein; a reader operably connected to a reader antenna configured to read the item information from the tag; a processor operably connected to the reader for receiving and storing the item information from the reader; and a suspended movable support, supporting and suspending the reader antenna from a location adjacent a portion of the aperture, wherein: the support and reader antenna are movable around the item to permit the item to pass through the aperture, the reader reads the item information from the tag when the item passes through the aperture using the reader antenna, and a portion of the movable support contacts electrical ground at the bottom surface and is capable of dissipating static electricity to the electrical ground.