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US 11,026,404 B2Granted
Pet identification tag with an integrated releasable coupling
OwnerRobert Hillinventor
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Abstract
A pet identification tag in which the tag body is adapted to include an integrated attachment ring that can be releasable coupled to a pet collar in a secure and convenient fashion without the need for a separate intermediate coupling device.
Claims18
A pet identification tag that is adapted to be releasably coupled directly to a pet collar attachment loop, comprising:
- a tag body;
- and
- an attachment ring partially permanently anchored in the tag body such that the attachment ring is not removeable from the tag body, the attachment ring having two ring endpoints external to the tag body and that partially overlap one another along lengths thereof to form a fully enclosed coupling area immediately adjacent to the tag body, where the ring endpoints are configured to be spread apart laterally to accommodate insertion of the pet collar attachment loop between them and along their overlapping lengths to either couple or decouple the pet collar attachment loop.
A pet identification tag that is adapted to be releasably coupled directly to a pet collar attachment loop, comprising:
- a tag body;
- and
- an attachment ring partially encased in the tag body, the attachment ring having two overlapping arms that are curved along lengths thereof and are external to the tag body and that partially overlap one another to form a fully enclosed coupling area immediately adjacent to the tag body, where the arms are made from a spring material and are configured to be spread apart laterally from their rest positions to accommodate insertion of the pet collar attachment loop between them and along their overlapping lengths, and wherein the arms are further configured to return to their rest positions when the pet collar attachment loop is no longer between them;
- wherein the coupling area is generally circular and has two ends and is bounded on the two ends by first and second arc-shaped structures, wherein the first arc-shaped structure comprises the overlapping arms and the second arc-shaped structure comprises a perimeter of the tag body.
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A pet identification tag that is adapted to be releasably coupled directly to a pet collar attachment loop, comprising:
- a tag body;
- and
- an attachment ring partially encased in the tag body, the attachment ring having two ring endpoints external to the tag body and that partially overlap one another along lengths thereof to form a fully enclosed coupling area immediately adjacent to the tag body, where the ring endpoints are configured to be spread apart laterally to accommodate insertion of the pet collar attachment loop between them and along their overlapping lengths to either couple or decouple the pet collar attachment loop;
- wherein the coupling area has two ends and is bounded on the two ends by first and second arc-shaped structures, and wherein the first arc-shaped structure comprises the ring endpoints and the second arc-shaped structure comprises a perimeter of the tag body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.