SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING LIVESTOCK
First Claim
1. An ear tag comprising:
- a tag portion;
a flexible connector portion with a first end and a second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the tag portion;
a keeper portion rotatably coupled to the second end; and
a piercing portion configured to engage the keeper portion, the piercing portion comprising a cutting edge for insertion through an ear of an animal.
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Abstract
According to various embodiments of the present invention, an ear tag having a tag portion, a flexible connector portion rotatably coupled with tag portion on one end and with a keeper portion on the other end, and a piercing portion configured to engage keeper portion, the piercing portion including a cutting edge for insertion through animal'"'"'s ear. According to some embodiments, an ear tag with tag portion, flexible connector portion rotatably coupled to the tag portion at one end, the other end configured to pierce an ear, and locking clip configured to engage the other end on a side of the ear opposite from the tag portion. According to embodiments of methods, providing a tag having a pierce receptacle rotatably coupled thereto and a pierce having a sharpened hollow end, pushing pierce through an ear in a trough between two cartilage bands, and coupling the pierce with the pierce receptacle.
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1. An ear tag comprising:
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a tag portion;
a flexible connector portion with a first end and a second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the tag portion;
a keeper portion rotatably coupled to the second end; and
a piercing portion configured to engage the keeper portion, the piercing portion comprising a cutting edge for insertion through an ear of an animal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An ear tag comprising:
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a tag portion;
a flexible connector portion with a first end and a second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the tag portion, the second end configured to pierce an ear;
a locking clip configured to engage the second end on a side of the ear opposite from the tag portion. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for attaching an ear tag to an animal, the method comprising:
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providing a tag having a pierce receptacle, the pierce receptacle rotatably coupled to the tag;
providing a pierce having a hollow end, the hollow end sharpened around its circumference;
pushing the pierce through an ear of an animal at a location on an inside of the ear in a trough between two bands of cartilage, thereby cutting a hole through the ear with the hollow end; and
coupling the pierce with the pierce receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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