Animal tag assembly
AssigneeCeres Tag Ltd
InventorDavid Ian Smith
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Abstract
Animal ear tag assembly comprising: ear tag comprising a housing for enclosing electronic components, the housing comprising at least photovoltaic panel being arranged to form an external frontal outer face of the tag for receiving sunlight and powering the electronic componentry therein; a tether body configured to contact the animal's body during use, the tether body having an in-use upper female coupling portion for receiving and coupling an ear attachment stud member and an in-use lower cradle portion being configured for securing an attachment portion of the ear tag extending from the housing of the tag to arrange the photovoltaic panel in an outwardly facing configuration during use.
Claims12
An animal ear tag assembly comprising:
- a housing for enclosing electronic components, the housing comprising at least photovoltaic panel being arranged to form an external frontal outer face of the tag for receiving sunlight and powering the electronic componentry therein;
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- a tether body configured to contact the animal's body during use, the tether body having an in-use upper female coupling portion for receiving and coupling an ear attachment stud member and an in-use lower cradle portion being configured for securing an attachment portion of the ear tag extending from the housing of the tag to arrange the photovoltaic panel in an outwardly facing configuration during use,
- wherein the attachment portion comprises a cradle engaging member extending along the length of one of said side walls of the ear tag housing, the cradle engaging member being attached to the side walls by spaced apart legs such that the cradle engaging member, the spaced apart legs and a portion of one of the side walls define a hollow opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.