Resinated device for identifying an animal, and corresponding method for manufacturing
AssigneeAllflex Europe
InventorsJohan Decaluwe, Jean-Jacques Hilpert, Emmanuel Lemaire
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for identifying an animal, comprising a male part and a female part which are intended to be joined together, said female part comprising a head (12) for holding a tip of said male part, and a rigid shell (11) containing electronic identification means (42). According to the invention, a resin (41) is placed inside a housing defined in said shell so as to cover said electronic means (42) and to secure said head (12) to said shell (11).
Claims16
A device for identifying an animal, comprising:
- a male part;
- and
- a female part;
- wherein the male part and the female part are configured to be joined to each other;
- wherein said female part comprises a head for receiving a tip of said male part and a rigid shell containing electronic means for identifying;
- and
- wherein a resin is placed inside a recess defined in said rigid shell so as to cover said electronic means and fixedly join said head and said shell.
A method for manufacturing the female part of a device for identifying an animal, comprising:
- obtaining a shell using a manufacturing device;
- placing a head on said shell using the manufacturing device;
- placing electronic means on said shell using the manufacturing device;
- and
- depositing resin so as to cover said electronic means and fixedly join said shell and said head using the manufacturing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.