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US 4,541,402 AGranted
Livestock marker
OwnerBobby J. Wintersinventor
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Abstract
A flat tag has a marking on an outside surface, and adhesive on an inside surface that will adhere the tag to an animal. The tag is mounted on a dart with the outside surface against a disc and an end of the dart. A gun, preferably spring actuated, propels the dart, disc first, 10 to 30 feet to impact on a target animal. After the tag is adhered to the animal, the dart disengages from the tag. The tag is mounted on the disc with tabs of the tag folded around the disc, or with adhesive.
Claims14
A device for use with livestock, comprising:
- a. a tag, being a sheet of material, having
- b. a tag periphery,
- c. an inside surface, and
- d. an outside surface,
- e. adhesive on the inside surface adapted to adhere the tag to an animal,
- f. a dart,
- g. a disc on one end of the dart,
- h. a face of the disc being about the same size and shape as the tag,
- i. retaining means associated with the device for holding the outside surface of the tag against the disc mounting face until the inside surface of the tag impacts on an animal,
- j. a gun adapted to propel the dart, disc first, a distance of at least 10 feet.
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A method for use with livestock, comprising the steps of:
- a. inserting a dart into a gun,
- b. mounting a tag on a disc at one end of the dart,
- c. aiming the gun at an animal,
- d. propelling the dart, tag first, toward the animal,
- e. impacting an inside surface of the tag against the animal,
- f. adhering the tag to the animal,
- g. releasing the disc from the tag.
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