Animal ear tag
US6405462B1 · kind B1 · utility
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3References
4Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K11/001
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An animal ear tag having a male component including a main body portion, a neck portion extending from the main body portion and a tip portion for engagement with a female component. The distal end of the neck portion from the body portion provides a base for the tip portion. The tip portion is of pyramidal shape with at least three upper edges converging at the apex. The tip portion includes hollow areas between an internal core and two opposite pyramidal faces into which corresponding protrusions of the base of the neck portion interlock.
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