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Animal ear tag assembly and component locking member

  • US 6,145,225 A
  • Filed: 01/28/2000
  • Issued: 11/14/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In subcombination, a component locking member for an ear tag comprising:

  • a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end;

    a cutting tip attached to said second end of said shaft for piercing an animal'"'"'s ear; and

    a transverse portion attached to said first end of said shaft and extending substantially perpendicular thereto, said traverse portion having a rear edge, and a disk-shaped recess formed in said transverse portion at said rear edge, said disk-shaped recess defined by an inner surface extending substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis and a substantially cylindrical opening communicating with said disk-shaped recess and extending longitudinally within said shaft, said disk-shaped recess having a diameter larger than a diameter of said substantially cylindrical opening, said recess and said opening adapted to receive a post of an ear tag installation tool, said component locking member being made of a unitary one piece construction.

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