Animal ear tag applicator
US4185635A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K11/002
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An applicator, for animal ear tags, of the type having two lever members pivoted together. The levers are formed on one side of the pivot point as handles. A body is mounted to one lever at the other side of the pivot and has a pin which normally projects therefrom. Apparatus is provided to retain a female component of an ear tag opposite the pin and this forms part of the aforementioned one lever. Within the body there is an apparatus to retract the pin from within the stem of a male component of an ear tag immediately upon the male and female components being coupled together following movement of the pin towards the retention apparatus.
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