Insecticide strip and combination with identification ear tag
AssigneeY-Tex Corporation
InventorsJoe D. Kellerby, Michael G. Fletcher
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Abstract
An insecticide impregnated strip configured for convenient and reliable attachment to conventional animal ear tags. The insecticide strip comprises an elongated integrally molded member having a key-hole shaped aperture formed in an upper portion thereof, enabling the elongated strip to be pendularly suspended from the ear tag. Various methods are disclosed for attaching the strip to different types of known ear tags.
Claims12
A method of attaching an insecticide carrying strip to an animal ear tag that is already installed in the ear of an animal, wherein the ear tag includes a component having a substantially circular flange positioned on a side of the ear of the animal, and further wherein the strip comprises an elongated flexible plastic member having an aperture formed in an upper portion of the strip, the aperture having a completely closed boundary and an overall length substantially equal to the diameter of said circular flange, the aperture being configured so as to present a substantially closed static condition wherein the size of the aperture opening is minimized and substantially smaller than the diameter of said circular flange, and an open condition wherein the size of the aperture opening is enlarged sufficiently to permit passage therethrough of said circular flange, comprising the steps of:
- flexing said plastic member adjacent said aperture so as to cause said aperture to expand from said static closed condition to said open condition,
- inserting said circular flange completely through said opened aperture, and
- allowing said aperture to return to said substantially closed static condition so that said insecticide strip is positioned between said circular flange and the ear of the animal.
A method of attaching an insecticide carrying strip to an animal ear tag that is installed in the ear of an animal, wherein the ear tag includes a component having a substantially circular flange positioned on a side of the ear of the animal, and further wherein the strip comprises an elongated flexible plastic member having an aperture formed in an upper portion of the strip, the aperture having a completely closed boundary and an overall length substantially equal to the diameter of said circular flange, the aperture being configured so as to present a substantially closed static condition wherein the size of the aperture opening is minimized and substantially smaller than the diameter of said circular flange, and an open condition wherein the size of the aperture opening is enlarged sufficiently to permit passage therethrough of said circular flange, comprising the steps of:
- flexing said plastic member adjacent said aperture so as to cause said aperture to expand from said static closed condition to said open condition,
- inserting said circular flange completely through said opened aperture, and
- allowing said aperture to return to said substantially closed static condition so that said insecticide strip is positioned between said circular flange and the ear of the animal;
- wherein said aperture has a key-hole configuration including a circular hole portion and a slit portion extending downwardly from said circular hole portion, and further wherein the slit portion of the aperture is essentially closed in said closed static condition such that the size of the aperture opening in said closed static condition is essentially limited to said circular hole portion, and still further wherein the step of flexing said plastic member adjacent said aperture includes enlarging the aperture opening in the slit portion of said aperture.
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