Patent ID: 7486252

Claim:
A method for producing a textile strip comprising an integrated antenna thread for an RF transponder, a basic fabric being produced by an operation of weaving on a needle loom by means of weft insertion needles, on which basic fabric the antenna thread is arranged in a meander-shaped or zigzag-shaped manner simultaneously with the production of the basic fabric, the limbs of an antenna thread loop have spacing of at least two wefts of the basic fabric at at least one strip edge, with the steps of: stopping the operation of weaving the basic fabric and forming an auxiliary shed from floating warp threads and warp threads of the basic fabric, inserting the antenna thread loop into said auxiliary shed from the strip edge and forming a tie off at the opposite strip edge by means of an auxiliary thread, so as to form a stitch, whereby the operation of weaving is continued for at least two weft threads of the basic fabric with said auxiliary shed remaining open, whereupon the auxiliary shed is closed and continuing the operation of weaving the basic fabric until another antenna thread loop is inserted, said steps being repeated for each insertion of an antenna thread loop until the desired length of the antenna thread is arranged.