Tag device

A tag device comprising a tag body (10) and a wire (2) having a base end (21) fixed to the tag body (10) and a forward end (23) connected to the tag body (10) as releasably locked thereto, the wire (2) being provided at its forward end (23) with a lock pin (22) having a thick rod portion (26) at an outer end of a thin rod portion (25), the tag body (10) comprising a case (1) having a pin insertion hole (13) permitting the lock pin (22) to pass therethrough, and a latch member (3) disposed inside the case (1) and engageable with the lock pin (22) as inserted through the hole (13), the latch member (3) comprising a main body (31) supported inside the case (1) and reciprocatingly movable in directions orthogonal to the direction of insertion of the lock pin (22), and a spring piece (32) provided on the main body (31) and elastically shiftable in a direction intersecting the direction of insertion of the lock pin (22), the latch member (3) permitting the spring piece (32) to be opposed to the thin rod portion (25) of the lock pin (22) in an inserted position to prevent the thick rod portion (26) from moving an a slipping-off direction when moved in one direction to a limit position, the latch member (3) permitting the spring piece (32) to be positioned away from the thin rod portion (25) of the lock pin (22) to allow the thick rod portion (26) to move in the slipping-off direction when moved in the other direction to a limit position.