Livestock identification tag
US3959908A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 1975 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K11/001
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An ear-type livestock identification tag comprises a planar member having a body and a neck, the neck extending outwardly from the body and adapted for insertion through an animal ear, and a tab member adapted for locking onto the terminal end of the neck. The curvature and length of the neck is such that the body of a tag having the neck mounted, close to the head, in an animal ear lies below the ear and roughly parallel to the animal's cheek. Identifying indicia on the tag body is easily read since the body lies parallel to the cheek, and there is little accidental tag loss since the neck is anchored in a thick part of the ear.
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