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US 5,667,515 AGranted
Releasable earmark assembly
OwnerChun-Ta Chuinventor
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Abstract
An earmark assembly is provided which includes a pair of earmark tags of the same shape and size, each tag having an annular protuberance formed on an outer surface thereof. The annular protuberance of each tag is disposed in concentric relationship with a through opening formed therein. The assembly further includes a fastening member which is releasably coupled to the pair of earmark tags through their respective through openings. The fastening member includes a distal end disposed within a recessed area formed by the annular protuberance of one of the earmark tags. The assembly further includes a locking device releasably coupled to the distal end of the fastening member and disposed within the recessed area of the protuberance.
Claims2
An earmark tag assembly for detachably tagging an ear of an animal comprising:
- (a) first and second earmark tags adapted to substantially overly, respectively, opposing sides of at least a portion of the animal's ear, each of said earmark tags having a substantially planar inner surface facing the animal's ear and an outer surface facing away from the animal's ear on opposing sides thereof and a through opening characterized by a predetermined diameter formed therein, said first and second earmark tags each having an annular protuberance formed on said outer surface thereof disposed in spaced concentric relationship with said through opening thereof, each said protuberance forming a recessed area around a respective one of said through openings and having an outer surface with a cone-shaped contour;
- (b) a fastening member releasably coupled to said first and second earmark tags, said fastening member including an axially extending shaft portion having a diameter less than said predetermined diameter of said through openings of said first and second earmark tags, said shaft portion being adapted to pass reversibly through said recessed area of said annular protuberance and said through opening of said first earmark tag, an aperture in the animal's ear, said through opening of said second earmark tag, and into said recessed area of said annular protuberance of said second earmark tag to thereby removably attach said earmark tag assembly to said animal ear, said shaft having a first end disposed within said recessed area of said first earmark tag and a second end disposed in said recessed area of said second earmark tag, said second end of said tag having a groove formed therein;
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- (c) lock means releasably coupled to said groove of said second end of said fastening member shaft portion for releasably locking said coupling of said fastening member to said first and second earmark tags, said lock means being disposed within said recessed area of said second earmark tag.
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An earmark tag assembly for detachably tagging an ear of an animal comprising:
- (a) first and second earmark tags adapted to substantially overly, respectively, opposing sides of at least a portion of the animal's ear, each of said earmark tags having a substantially planar inner surface facing the animal's ear and an outer surface facing away from the animal's ear on opposing sides thereof and a through opening characterized by a predetermined diameter formed therein, said first and second earmark tags each having an annular protuberance formed on said outer surface thereof disposed in spaced concentric relationship with said through opening thereof, each said protuberance forming a recessed area around a respective one of said through openings and having an outer surface with a cone-shaped contour;
- (b) a fastening member releasably coupled to said first and second earmark tags, said fastening member including an axially extending shaft portion having a diameter less than said predetermined diameter of said through openings of said first and second earmark tags, said shaft portion being adapted to pass reversibly through said recessed area of said annular protuberance and said through opening of said first earmark tag, an aperture in the animal's ear, said through opening of said second earmark tag, and into said recessed area of said annular protuberance of said second earmark tag to thereby removably attach said earmark tag assembly to said animal ear, said shaft having a first end disposed within said recessed area of said first earmark tag and a second end disposed in said recessed area of said second earmark tag, said second end of said tag having a plurality of threads formed therein;
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- (c) a lock nut threadedly coupled to said plurality of threads of said second end of said fastening member shaft portion for releasably locking said coupling of said fastening member to said first and second earmark tags, at least a portion of said recessed area of said second earmark tag being defined by an inner sidewall surface having a predetermined polygonal transaxial contour for securely receiving said lock nut therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.