Patent ID: 8671772

Claim:
An RFID tag-bending test apparatus configured to simulate external bending pressures on an RFID tag, the apparatus comprising: a tag-bending station comprising one or more tag holding clips to hold the RFID tag, one or more clip joints to attach the one or more tag holding clips to a side rail of the tag-bending station, and a bending axis rod; an electrical motor configured to generate a rotational force, which is operatively transmitted to the tag-bending station to cause a squeezing action of the one or more tag holding clips on the RFID tag, wherein the squeezing action simulates the external bending pressures on the RFID tag; a control panel unit configured to control a bending test sequence, a bending speed, and a bending cycle counter of the tag-bending station; a power supply unit configured to power the RFID tag-bending test apparatus, including the electrical motor and the control panel unit; and various connecting rods, joints, and pistons located between the electrical motor and the tag-bending station, wherein the various connecting rods, joints, and pistons transfer the rotational force from the electrical motor to the tag-bending station.