STEINFORT, JOHN JAMES,SCHNEPF, KURT,HENDRIKS, WILLIAM
申请号：
NZ58848610
公开号：
NZ588486A
申请日:
2010.10.08
申请国别(地区):
NZ
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
Disclosed is a tag for attachment to an animal. The tag includes a penetrating component having a pair of spaced apart penetrating members joined by an elongate intermediate portion. The penetrating members extend from respective ends of the intermediate portion. Each penetrating member has a stem with a first end joined to the intermediate portion and a second end terminating in a penetrating head. The penetrating head has a distal point and a base which forms a shoulder around the stem. The tag includes a complementary component, separate from the penetrating component. The complimentary component has a pair of apertures arranged to receive respective penetrating members of the penetrating component so as to provide positive engagement of each respective shoulder of the penetrating heads. Each stem has a bore open at the first end to receive a respective pin of an applicator to assist in piercing the skin of the animal and positively engage the shoulders within the apertures of the complementary component. A section of material of the intermediate portion between each bore and a respective end of the intermediate portion is dimensioned so that there is no overhanging part so as to prevent the penetrating component being dislodged by the animal from the complementary component after positive engagement of the shoulders with the complementary component.
