Improvements in applicators designed for use in applying tags to the ears of animals

Abstract

Abstract 1293158 Pliers DELTA PLASTICS Ltd 27 Oct 1970 [17 Nov 1969] 56153/69 Heading B4W Pliers for applying an ear tag to the ear of an animal has two jaws 11, 12 with planar surfaces, in jaw 11 there is a hole 13 to take a portion c of a pin C of a first component B of an ear tag A, jaw 12 has a larger hole 14 adapted to take part of a boss H of a second component G of an ear tag, each jaw has a spring 21 loaded clip 15, 16 to retain the ear tag components in position and allow for their easy removal after attachment to an animal's ear. Clip 15 has side tabs 19 which bend over at their free end to act as stops whilst clip 16 is cranked at 20. Further both clips are hinged at one end to their respective jaws and have slots 17 in their other ends to allow the projecting pin C to pass therethrough.

Inventors

• 👤 Brian Egmont Murphy
• 👤 John Reginald Burford

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