A housing for a tag assembly comprises an internal chamber defined by
sidewalls and a bottom wall; a peripheral flange projecting from the
housing; convergent surfaces extending at an upper housing end to an upper
surface; and a sensor portal projecting through the housing upper surface
in communication with the housing chamber. The housing is positioned
within a mold block with the upper housing end resident within a mold
block cavity. An upper surface of the peripheral flange and housing
sidewall superior to the flange abut sidewall portions of the mold block
to isolate the upper housing end with the cavity while carrier strip
material is induced into the mold to partially embed the housing therein.
An annular apparatus is thus formed comprising an annular carrier strip
having a transponder housing at least partially embedded therein in which
an upper housing end remains free of the carrier strip.
