US3694949A
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Animal identification tag and installation tool therefore
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-01-29
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Granted: 1972-10-03
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Expires: 1990-01-29
Abstract
Abstract A tag and a tool for installing the same, the tag having a generally flat, elongated blade member with a hole near the lower end which fits onto a forwardly slanted pin upstanding from the cutting end of the tool, which makes a curved slit, with the curve facing upwardly, in an ear or the brisket or flank of the animal. The tool is thrust quickly through the ear, to pull the blade member with it through the slit, then the tool is quickly withdrawn from the same side of the ear. The blade member of the tag and a body member are connected by a flat, S-shaped yoke, with the upper end of both the blade member and the body member spaced above the yoke. The tool has a clamping section beneath which the body member of the tag is placed, to hold the blade member extending rearwardly along the tool. As the blade member passes through the slit, its upper end will engage the far side of the ear. The tag yoke has an elongated central section and bars connecting with the blade and body members with rounded corners between and the upper bar remaining in the slit. The flat yoke permits quick healing of the slit, while the central section of the yoke and also the upper rounded corner, permit considerable movement of the tag body, without disturbing the yoke bar within the ear. The body of the tag also has, adjacent the lower end, a T-shaped connector for a larger auxiliary tag, which may be marked on both sides, and extends below the ear. The tool has an upstanding post having a slot in which a side of the T-connector may be held, for forcing a hole in the auxiliary tag onto the T-connector.
Inventors
- 👤 Clarence H Howe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 19:02
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K11/00; A01K11/001; A01K11/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
239 words
In the combination of an animal identification tag and a tool for installing the same in an ear or the like of an animal, wherein: said tool is provided with a substantially flat blade having converging cutting edges at one end and upstanding pin means adjacent said cutting edges; said tag is provided with a substantially flat member adapted to be pulled by said tool through a slit in said ear or the like made by said cutting edges and then to engage the opposite side of said ear; said member has adjacent one end thereof a hole for releasable receiving said pin means; said tag has a yoke connecting said member with the remainder of said tag, a portion of said yoke being adapted to remain in the slit in said ear or the like; and said tool is provided with means for engaging a portion of said tag, at a position spaced from said hole, to hold said member along said blade; whereby said member may be attached to said tool through interengagement of said pin and said hole with said member extending along said tool away form said cutting edges, said tool blade may be thrust through said ear or the like from one side to pull said member through said ear and cause said member to engage the opposite side of said ear and said tool blade may be immediately withdrawn from said one side.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
239 words
In the combination of an animal identification tag and a tool for installing the same in an ear or the like of an animal, wherein: said tool is provided with a substantially flat blade having converging cutting edges at one end and upstanding pin means adjacent said cutting edges; said tag is provided with a substantially flat member adapted to be pulled by said tool through a slit in said ear or the like made by said cutting edges and then to engage the opposite side of said ear; said member has adjacent one end thereof a hole for releasable receiving said pin means; said tag has a yoke connecting said member with the remainder of said tag, a portion of said yoke being adapted to remain in the slit in said ear or the like; and said tool is provided with means for engaging a portion of said tag, at a position spaced from said hole, to hold said member along said blade; whereby said member may be attached to said tool through interengagement of said pin and said hole with said member extending along said tool away form said cutting edges, said tool blade may be thrust through said ear or the like from one side to pull said member through said ear and cause said member to engage the opposite side of said ear and said tool blade may be immediately withdrawn from said one side.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
An animal identification tag, as defined in claim 1, wherein: said pin means extends forwardly.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
In the combination of claim 1, wherein: said tag is provided with a body connected to said member by said yoke; said yoke is connected to said member at a position spaced form the end of said member opposite said one end; and said engaging means is constructed and arranged to clamp said body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
In the combination of claim 3, wherein: said tag yoke is offset, having a central portion normally generally parallel to said member and connected by a longer bar with said member and by a shorter bar with said body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
269 words
In the combination of an animal identification tag and a tool for installing the same in an ear or the like of an animal wherein: said tool is provided with a blade having cutting edges at one end and a tag engaging element adjacent said cuttiNg edges; said tag is provided with a member adapted to be pulled by said tool through a slit in said ear or the like made by said cutting edges and then to engage the opposite side of said ear; said member has adjacent one end thereof means for releasably receiving said tag engaging element; said tag is provided with a body connected by a yoke to said member, a portion of said yoke remaining in said slit when said member engages the opposite side of said ear; said body is provided with an outstanding neck and a lateral bar extending to each side of said neck for suspending an auxiliary tag from said body, said auxiliary tag having a hole for engaging said neck; ssid tool is provided with means for clamping said body to hold said member along said tool blade for installation, including a clamping section of said tool resiliently engaging said blade at a position spaced from said cutting edges; a post extends outwardly from said clamping section; and said post is provided in its outer end with a notch for receiving one side of said bar to hold said bar, whereby said auxiliary tag hole, while in engagement with said one side of said bar, may be pulled over the opposite side of said bar and onto said neck.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
269 words
In the combination of an animal identification tag and a tool for installing the same in an ear or the like of an animal wherein: said tool is provided with a blade having cutting edges at one end and a tag engaging element adjacent said cuttiNg edges; said tag is provided with a member adapted to be pulled by said tool through a slit in said ear or the like made by said cutting edges and then to engage the opposite side of said ear; said member has adjacent one end thereof means for releasably receiving said tag engaging element; said tag is provided with a body connected by a yoke to said member, a portion of said yoke remaining in said slit when said member engages the opposite side of said ear; said body is provided with an outstanding neck and a lateral bar extending to each side of said neck for suspending an auxiliary tag from said body, said auxiliary tag having a hole for engaging said neck; ssid tool is provided with means for clamping said body to hold said member along said tool blade for installation, including a clamping section of said tool resiliently engaging said blade at a position spaced from said cutting edges; a post extends outwardly from said clamping section; and said post is provided in its outer end with a notch for receiving one side of said bar to hold said bar, whereby said auxiliary tag hole, while in engagement with said one side of said bar, may be pulled over the opposite side of said bar and onto said neck.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
160 words
In the combination of an animal identification tag and a tool for installing the same in an ear or the like of an animal, wherein: said tool is provided with a blade having cutting edges at one end and a tag engaging element adjacent said cutting edges; said tag is provided with a member adapted to be pulled by said tool through a slit in said ear or the like made by said cutting edges and then to engage the opposite side of said ear; said member has adjacent one end thereof means for releasably receiving said tag engaging element; the opposite end of said blade is integral with a reversely curved rear end of said tool which provides a handle section which is then inclined toward said blade to provide a clamping section and then curves outwardly from said blade; and said tool is formed of resilient material, so as normally to hold said clamping section against said blade.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
160 words
In the combination of an animal identification tag and a tool for installing the same in an ear or the like of an animal, wherein: said tool is provided with a blade having cutting edges at one end and a tag engaging element adjacent said cutting edges; said tag is provided with a member adapted to be pulled by said tool through a slit in said ear or the like made by said cutting edges and then to engage the opposite side of said ear; said member has adjacent one end thereof means for releasably receiving said tag engaging element; the opposite end of said blade is integral with a reversely curved rear end of said tool which provides a handle section which is then inclined toward said blade to provide a clamping section and then curves outwardly from said blade; and said tool is formed of resilient material, so as normally to hold said clamping section against said blade.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
In the combination of claim 6, wherein: the front end of said tool blade is offset downwardly and has a trough facing upwardly, with said cutting edges at each side of said trough and a forwardly slanting pin upstanding centrally of said trough for engagement with a transverse hole in said tag member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
190 words
An animal identification tag or connector for an auxiliary tag, comprising: a blade member insertable form one end through a slit in an ear or the like of an animal; a body spaced form said member and normally disposed generally parallel thereto; a generally S-shaped yoke connecting said body and said member, said yoke having a central section disposed generally parallel to said member and connected by a longer arm with said member at a point spaced from the opposite end of said member, said longer arm having a length corresponding approximately to the thickness of said ear and said yoke being sufficiently flexible that said longer arm and a portion of said central section will pass through said slit, with said member, until said opposite end of said member has cleared the opposite side of said ear, with said longer arm remaining in said slit and extending substantially perpendicularly between said central section and said member, when said member moves back against said ear; and said central section of said yoke is connected to said body by a shorter arm and has a greater length than said shorter arm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
190 words
An animal identification tag or connector for an auxiliary tag, comprising: a blade member insertable form one end through a slit in an ear or the like of an animal; a body spaced form said member and normally disposed generally parallel thereto; a generally S-shaped yoke connecting said body and said member, said yoke having a central section disposed generally parallel to said member and connected by a longer arm with said member at a point spaced from the opposite end of said member, said longer arm having a length corresponding approximately to the thickness of said ear and said yoke being sufficiently flexible that said longer arm and a portion of said central section will pass through said slit, with said member, until said opposite end of said member has cleared the opposite side of said ear, with said longer arm remaining in said slit and extending substantially perpendicularly between said central section and said member, when said member moves back against said ear; and said central section of said yoke is connected to said body by a shorter arm and has a greater length than said shorter arm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
An animal identification tag, as defined in claim 8, wherein: said yoke is generally flat and ribbon-like but having a width less than that of said blade member; and said central section of said yoke is connected with each of said longer arm and shorter arm by a rounded corner.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
An animal identification tag, as defined in claim 8, wherein: said one end of said blade member is generally flat, laterally tapered and provided with a transverse hole.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
127 words
An animal identification tag, as defined in claim 10, wherein: said body is generally flat but provided with a longitudinal reinforcing rib on the side facing said blade and a laterally enlarged section at the end corresponding to said one end of said member; said blade member is generally flat but provided with a longitudinal reinforcing rib on the side facing said body and terminating at a position spaced from said one end, with at least one projection on each side adjacent said hole; and each of said body and blade member extend above said yoke a sufficient distance to clamp said ear between them, when the lower end of said body is moved outwardly away from said ear, said ribs providing sufficient rigidity for such clamping.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-10-03 | 1976-04-03 | 1976-10-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-10-03 | 1980-04-03 | 1980-10-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-10-03 | 1984-04-03 | 1984-10-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |