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WO1998003056A1 - Etiquette d'oreille pour animaux - Google Patents

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WO1998003056A1
WO1998003056A1 PCT/NZ1997/000093 NZ9700093W WO9803056A1 WO 1998003056 A1 WO1998003056 A1 WO 1998003056A1 NZ 9700093 W NZ9700093 W NZ 9700093W WO 9803056 A1 WO9803056 A1 WO 9803056A1
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ear tag
animal ear
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Petrus Augustinus Van Amelsfort
Lionel Leslie Peter Sheridan
Bernard Arthur Albert Vandeputte
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Allflex New Zealand Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K11/00—Marking of animals
    • A01K11/001—Ear-tags

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  • This invention relates to improvements in animal identification tags, more particularly ear tags.
  • the present invention more particularly relates to an animal ear tag which includes in its construction a headed stem which is passed through the animal's ear so that the headed end thereof engages through a female opening which forms part of the tag.
  • the headed stem forms part of a male component of the tag while the opening forms part of a separate female component.
  • the headed stem can be a separate component which is combined or combinable with a disc or panel component to form a male component.
  • the tag is of a one-piece construction where a flexible panel, strip or the like incorporates both a male stem and a female opening, the tag being able to be bent about the animal's ear so that the headed stem can pass through the ear and engage at the opposite side of the ear with the female opening.
  • Further types of identification tags having a headed stem engaging with a female opening to provide the means of attaching the tag to the animal will be known to those skilled in the art.
  • the animal ear tag can also provide visual identification or electronic identification (a transponder being associated with the tag) or a combination of both.
  • the present invention relates to an animal ear tag having a headed stem which engages with a female opening irrespective of whether the tag is of one, two or more components and irrespective of whether it is intended for visual and/or electronic identification .
  • tags which are of a substantially rigid or at least partially rigid nature other means of reducing snagging have been proposed including the male stem (and whatever is attached to it) being able to at least rotate relative to the female opening or that part of the tag incorporating the female opening.
  • the tag tightly bears against one or both sides of the animal's ear, eg tightly sandwiches the ear between the male and female components, air cannot freely access the area of the wound in the animal ' s ear formed when the tag is installed. This can result in the wound not healing correctly. As a result the wound can become enlarged to the point where the tag can be pulled through the wound. In extreme cases the wound can enlarge such that where the part of the tag passing through the animal's ear, eg the headed stem, migrates through the ear to a point where it passes through the edge of the ear and the tag drops away from the ear.
  • This tight bearing on the opposing sides of the ear or sandwiching of the ear can occur in a number of ways .
  • a known construction is to ensure that the head or a part is tightly engaged with a boss surrounding the female opening and/or a tight interference fit is achieved between a part of the stem and the female opening.
  • the headed stem is pushed too far the male and female components are drawn too close together with resultant sandwiching of the ear therebetween. Due to the inability of the head and/or stem to freely move relative to the female component the tight fitting of the or parts of the male and female components against opposite sides of the animal's ear can result in the aforementioned healing problems .
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an animal ear tag whereby the head of a headed stem part of the tag is restricted from moving axially beyond the female opening to a point where undesirable pressure is applied by a part or parts of the tag located adjacent the animal's ear.
  • an animal ear tag having a female opening for reception of a headed stem, there being an open ended annular boss located about the opening, the boss being characterised by having restricting means which limit the extent by which the headed end of the stem can move axially relative to the opening.
  • the restrictor means is provided by a pair of opposed inwardly directed protuberances located at or adjacent the end of the annular boss remote from the opening.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of a female component of a two- piece animal ear tag incorporating the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a section on line A-A of Figure 1, and
  • Figure 3 is a further sectioned view showing a headed stem engaged with the female component.
  • the female component 10 shown in the drawings is moulded from a plastics material which can be either rigid, semi-rigid or resilient.
  • the tag component 10 as illustrated is of a configuration more particularly suited for moulding from a substantially rigid material and housing an electronic identification device. Therefore, the tag component 10 is of a "button" or disc like configuration.
  • Other constructions known to those skilled in the art can be employed, eg a tag component which incorporates a panel for visual identification data to be marked thereon.
  • the tag component 10 comprises a body 11 with a centrally disposed opening 12.
  • the opening 12 includes an inwardly tapering entry or mouth portion 13 which opens in from the surface 14 of the tag which will be located with or adjacent the surface of the animal's ear.
  • annular boss 16 Projecting from the other side 15 of the tag component 10 is an open ended annular boss 16. This boss is disposed concentrically with the opening 12. The boss 16 has an outer or distal end 17.
  • the head H located at the end of the stem S is of substantially conical shape, the greatest cross-sectional area thereof being greater than that of the opening 12 and in the preferred form less than the internal diameter of the boss 16.
  • the diameter of the stem S is also less than the diameter of the opening 12.
  • the head H is pushed through the animal's ear and passes through mouth 13 and opening 12 to become located within the confines of boss 16.
  • the undercut U formed by the greater diameter of the head H relative to the stem S engages against a land L formed by the material surrounding the opening 12 thereby preventing reverse axial movement of the head through the opening 12.
  • the restricting means is formed by a pair of opposed protuberances, ribs or the like, 18 which extend inwardly toward each other from the sides of the boss 16. These protuberances 18 are preferably located at the distal end 17 of the boss 16.
  • the head H is free to move axially to a point (as shown in dotted detail in Figure 3) where the protuberances 18 engage with the head H. Therefore, the head is not able to move axially through the boss 16 such that the undercut U engages over the distal end 17 and lead to the possibility that head H is prevented from being drawn back into the boss 16.
  • the restricting means could be formed in other ways.
  • a single continuous protuberance or more than two protuberances could be provided.
  • the protuberances could be provided inwardly of the distal end 17.
  • the tag component according to the present invention can be reused. This is achieved by cutting the stem of the male part so that the female component will be left with the head of the stem and a small section of the stem located in the boss/opening. The remainder of the stem and the head can then be removed by inserting the pin of the male jaw of the applicator tool so as to engage with the part of the stem within the boss . This can be achieved by firstly putting the female component into the female jaw of the applicator and then closing the applicator to the point where the male pin can engage through the opening in the female component to engage with the stem. Upon further closing of the applicator the head can be forced with sufficient pressure to "pop" out through the end of the boss passed the protuberances.
  • the tag component can also be produced in a tamper-proof version. This can be achieved by closing over the distal end of the boss. With such an arrangement the protuberances would ideally be located a distance away from the closed end or formed by the closed end. To achieve this it may be necessary to extend the length of the boss.
  • the provision of the restricting means limits the extent of axial movement of the head through the boss 16. This prevents parts of the tag located on opposite sides of the animal's ear and associated with the female opening and the stem respectively from not tightly sandwiching or engaging with the ear and thereby adversely affect the healing of the wound in the animal's ear.

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Abstract

Cette invention se rapporte à une étiquette d'oreille conçue pour permettre l'identification d'animaux. Cette étiquette d'oreille (10) possède une partie femelle (12) ouverte conçue pour recevoir une tige à tête (S). Un bossage annulaire (16) à extrémité ouverte est disposé autour de l'ouverture de la partie femelle (12). Ce bossage (16) possède un organe de limitation de la course de la tête (H) de ladite tige (S) suivant une direction axiale par rapport à l'ouverture (12). Cet organe de limitation de course (18) peut être constitué d'une paire de protubérances opposées, dirigées vers l'intérieur, disposées au niveau ou à proximité de l'extrémité (17) du bossage annulaire (16) qui est situé à distance de l'ouverture (12).
PCT/NZ1997/000093 1996-07-24 1997-07-23 Etiquette d'oreille pour animaux Ceased WO1998003056A1 (fr)

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AU35601/97A AU3560197A (en) 1996-07-24 1997-07-23 An animal ear tag

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Cited By (3)

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US8701317B2 (en) 2010-12-03 2014-04-22 Pluritag Inc. Auricular livestock identification tag
CN109769710A (zh) * 2019-03-12 2019-05-21 于晓宇 牲畜电子智能耳标安装方法
US10391605B2 (en) 2016-01-19 2019-08-27 Applied Materials, Inc. Method and apparatus for forming porous advanced polishing pads using an additive manufacturing process

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FR2213008A1 (fr) * 1972-12-20 1974-08-02 Chevillot Sarl
FR2380725A1 (fr) * 1977-02-21 1978-09-15 Yvorra Georges Dispositif d'identification d'animaux perfectionne
GB2015932A (en) * 1978-02-27 1979-09-19 Yvorra G Animal identification tag
GB2044684A (en) * 1979-03-09 1980-10-22 Agri Plastic Int Pty Animal Ear Tag Applicators
GB2128938A (en) * 1982-10-21 1984-05-10 Y Tex Corp Animal tag and stiffening rod
GB2139156A (en) * 1983-05-07 1984-11-07 Timothy Kelleher Tamper proof clasp assembly
AU3239484A (en) * 1983-08-25 1985-02-28 Chevillot Cattle identification tag

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2213008A1 (fr) * 1972-12-20 1974-08-02 Chevillot Sarl
FR2380725A1 (fr) * 1977-02-21 1978-09-15 Yvorra Georges Dispositif d'identification d'animaux perfectionne
GB2015932A (en) * 1978-02-27 1979-09-19 Yvorra G Animal identification tag
GB2044684A (en) * 1979-03-09 1980-10-22 Agri Plastic Int Pty Animal Ear Tag Applicators
GB2128938A (en) * 1982-10-21 1984-05-10 Y Tex Corp Animal tag and stiffening rod
GB2139156A (en) * 1983-05-07 1984-11-07 Timothy Kelleher Tamper proof clasp assembly
AU3239484A (en) * 1983-08-25 1985-02-28 Chevillot Cattle identification tag

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8701317B2 (en) 2010-12-03 2014-04-22 Pluritag Inc. Auricular livestock identification tag
US10391605B2 (en) 2016-01-19 2019-08-27 Applied Materials, Inc. Method and apparatus for forming porous advanced polishing pads using an additive manufacturing process
CN109769710A (zh) * 2019-03-12 2019-05-21 于晓宇 牲畜电子智能耳标安装方法

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