Tie for identification ring

• US 8,127,479 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2008
• Issued: 03/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: A Raymond Et Compagnie
• Original Assignee: A Raymond Et Compagnie
• Inventors: Gelibert, Stephane, Legat, Jean-Jacques
• Primary Examiner(s): Silbermann, Joanne
• Assistant Examiner(s): Islam, Syed A
• Application Number:
  US12/524,288
• Publication Number:
  US 20100024174A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,489 Days
• Field of Search: 406/65, 406/071.2, 406/071.4, 403/04, 406/33, 406/64, 24/16.PB, 24/17.A, 24/17.B, 24/16.R, 24/17.AP, 24/20.EE, 248/74.3, 292/307.A
• US Class Current: 40/665
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 11/00 Marking of animals marking poultry or other birds A01K35/00
• CPC Class Codes: A44B 11/20 engaging holes or the like in strap
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/005 Identification bracelets, e.g. secured to the arm of a person
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/14 Bale and package ties, hose clamps
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1406 Adjustable bands
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1408 Closed loops
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/141 Plastic bands
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/148 End-to-end integral band end connection
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1498 Plastic band
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/507 Tag type

Abstract

A tie comprising a strap (1) having two end portions (1A, 1B) respectively provided with a female portion and a male portion of a fastening system is characterized in that the female portion of the fastening system is an opening (2) in the strap that is bordered by a cleavable region (2A-2C) of the strap. Said tie can be used to create an animal identification band whose diameter can be increased without removing the band from the animal.

Claims

1. A tie, comprising:

a strap having two end portions respectively provided with a female portion and a male portion of a fastening system, said female portion of said fastening system including an opening in said strap, said opening bordered by a cleavable region of said strap, and said male portion of said fastening system being an anchor-shaped protuberance; and

said female portion of said fastening system further including two bosses extending parallel to a longitudinal direction of said strap and disposed on respective opposite sides of said opening, said bosses closing a residual space between said anchor-shaped protuberance and said opening when said anchor-shaped protuberance is inserted into said opening.

2. The tie of claim 1, wherein said strap is formed of a single piece made of one of a plastic material and a metal.

3. A band for use in placing on a lower limb of an animal, said band including the tie of claim 1.

4. The band of claim 3, wherein said tie incorporates an identification device.

5. The band of claim 4, wherein said identification device is an RFID tag.

6. The band of claim 4, wherein said identification device is disposed in a central portion of said strap located between said two end portions of said strap.

7. The band of claim 6, wherein said central portion of said strap is superelevated with respect to the end portion of said strap provided with said male portion of said fastening system.

8. The tie of claim 1, wherein said cleavable region includes a plurality of cleavable strap modules, said cleavable strap modules individually detachable from said strap.

9. The tie of claim 8, wherein each said cleavable strap module is detachable from said strap by peeling.

10. The tie of claim 9, wherein each said cleavable strap module includes a boss, said boss defining a gripping point for a pair of pliers in order to effect peeling of said module.

11. The tie of claim 9, wherein each said cleavable strap module is disposed adjacent to a slit in said strap, said slit including a cut-out defining a starting point for peeling of said module.

12. The tie of claim 8, wherein said cleavable strap modules have different dimensions in a longitudinal direction of said strap.

13. The tie of claim 8, wherein said opening and each said cleavable strap module each have a rectangular shape.

14. A tie, comprising:

a strap having two end portions respectively provided with a female portion and a male portion of a fastening system, said female portion of said fastening system including an opening in said strap, said opening bordered by a cleavable region of said strap;

said male portion of said fastening system including two slots extending parallel to a longitudinal direction of said strap, said end of said strap provided with said female portion of said fastening system slidably receivable within said slots, each said slot including a plurality of studs aligned in said longitudinal direction, each stud having an L-shaped cross section.

15. The tie of claim 14, wherein said cleavable region includes a plurality of cleavable strap modules, said cleavable strap modules individually detachable from said strap.

16. The tie of claim 15, wherein each said cleavable strap module is detachable from said strap by peeling.

17. The tie of claim 16, wherein each said cleavable strap module includes a boss, said boss defining a gripping point for a pair of pliers in order to effect peeling of said module.

18. The tie of claim 16, wherein each said cleavable strap module is disposed adjacent to a slit in said strap, said slit including a cut-out defining a starting point for peeling of said module.

19. The tie of claim 15, wherein said cleavable strap modules have different dimensions in a longitudinal direction of said strap.

20. The tie of claim 15, wherein said opening and each said cleavable strap module each have a rectangular shape.