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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1977
John R Burford, Palmerstron North, NZ;
Paul Slater, Palmerstron North, NZ;
Delta Plastics Limited, Palmerston North, NZ;
Abstract
An applicator, for animal ear tags, of the type having two lever members pivoted together. The levers are formed on one side of the pivot point as handles. A body is mounted to one lever at the other side of the pivot and has a pin which normally projects therefrom. Apparatus is provided to retain a female component of an ear tag opposite the pin and this forms part of the aforementioned one lever. Within the body there is an apparatus to retract the pin from within the stem of a male component of an ear tag immediately upon the male and female components being coupled together following movement of the pin towards the retention apparatus.