Animal collar and stud assembly that promotes animal safety and well-being
First Claim
1. A collar locking stud that is attachable to aligned apertures of overlapping portions of an animal collar, said stud comprising:
- (a) a cap positionable adjacent an exterior surface of the collar;
(b) a base positionable adjacent an interior surface of the collar; and
(c) a linkage interconnecting the cap and base in a spaced apart fashion to allow a collar portion to be sandwiched between the interconnected cap and the base in a manner such that at least a portion of the linkage can extend through the aligned apertures and to help secure the stud to the collar; and
(d) visually discernible information provided on the stud, said information corresponding to regulatory information and comprising a unique identification code.
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Abstract
Collar stud that can be attached to an animal collar to function as a tag, collar lock, and/or electronic identification device. The stud includes a cap positionable adjacent an exterior of the collar and a base that is positionable adjacent an interior surface of the collar. A linkage interconnects the cap and base in a spaced apart fashion to allow a portion of the collar to be sandwiched between the interconnected cap and base. At least a portion of the linkage extends through an aperture of the collar portion and helps secure the stud to the collar portion. A transponder is preferably incorporated into the stud, wherein the transponder includes a memory storing retrievable information comprising an identification code. The code can be used to access a corresponding data record in a database.
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48 Claims
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1. A collar locking stud that is attachable to aligned apertures of overlapping portions of an animal collar, said stud comprising:
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(a) a cap positionable adjacent an exterior surface of the collar;
(b) a base positionable adjacent an interior surface of the collar; and
(c) a linkage interconnecting the cap and base in a spaced apart fashion to allow a collar portion to be sandwiched between the interconnected cap and the base in a manner such that at least a portion of the linkage can extend through the aligned apertures and to help secure the stud to the collar; and
(d) visually discernible information provided on the stud, said information corresponding to regulatory information and comprising a unique identification code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A locked animal collar assembly, comprising:
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(a) a closed collar having first and second overlapping collar portions, each collar portion comprising respective first and second apertures, wherein said first and second apertures are registrably aligned;
(b) a collar locking stud releasably attached to the aligned apertures, wherein the collar stud comprises;
(i) a cap positionable adjacent an exterior surface of the collar;
(ii) a base positionable adjacent an interior surface of the collar; and
(iii) a linkage releasably interconnecting the cap and base in a spaced apart fashion to allow a collar portion to be sandwiched between the interconnected cap and the base in a manner such that at least a portion of the linkage extends through the aligned apertures and helps secure the stud to the collar; and
wherein the stud comprises visually discernible information provided on the stud, said information corresponding to regulatory information and comprising a unique identification code, said identification code being used to identify the host animal wearing the collar assembly. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A collar and tag assembly, comprising:
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(a) a collar;
(b) a collar tag including a tag shaft extending from the tag, said tag being attached to the collar at least in part by the tag shaft extending through at least a portion of the collar, said tag comprising a key engaging structure by which the tag is attached and detached from the collar; and
(c) visually discernible information provided on the collar tag, said information corresponding to regulatory information and comprising a unique identification code. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An animal identification system, comprising:
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(a) an animal collar;
(b) a collar stud positioned on the collar, wherein the stud comprises a unique identification code, said identification code being used to identify the host animal wearing the collar; and
(b) a database comprising a data record corresponding to the host animal, said data record comprising information relating to the animal, wherein the identification code can be used to access the host animal'"'"'s data record. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A collar locking stud that is attachable to aligned apertures of overlapping portions of an animal collar, said stud comprising:
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(a) a cap positionable adjacent an exterior surface of the collar;
(b) a base positionable adjacent an interior surface of the collar; and
(c) a linkage interconnecting the cap and base in a spaced apart fashion to allow a collar portion to be sandwiched between the interconnected cap and the base in a manner such that at least a portion of the linkage extends through the aligned apertures and helps secure the stud to the collar; and
(d) a unique identification code corresponding to the stud; and
(e) a transponder, wherein the transponder includes a memory that stores retrievable information, said information comprising the unique identification code.
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47. A collar and tag assembly, comprising:
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(a) a collar;
(b) a collar tag including a shaft extending from the tag, said tag being attached to the collar at least in part by a tag shaft extending through at least a portion of the collar, said tag comprising a key engaging structure by which the tag is attached and detached from the collar;
(c) a unique identification code incorporated into the assembly; and
(d) a transponder, wherein the transponder includes a memory that stores retrievable information, said information comprising the unique identification code.
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48. A locked animal collar assembly, comprising:
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(a) a closed collar having first and second overlapping collar portions, each collar portion comprising respective first and second apertures, wherein said first and second apertures are registrably aligned;
(b) a collar locking stud releasably attached to the aligned apertures, wherein the collar stud comprises;
(i) a cap positionable adjacent an exterior surface of the collar;
(ii) a base positionable adjacent an interior surface of the collar; and
(iii) a linkage releasably interconnecting the cap and base in a spaced apart fashion to allow a collar portion to be sandwiched between the interconnected cap and the base in a manner such that at least a portion of the linkage extends through the aligned apertures and helps secure the stud to the collar; and
(iv) a transponder incorporated into the stud, wherein the transponder includes a memory that stores retrievable information, said information comprising a unique identification code, said identification code being used to identify the host animal wearing the collar assembly.
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