Patent ID: 9675046
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A01K,B29C,B29L,G06K

Claim:
1. A tag for attachment to an animal including: a transponder casing housing a transponder; a cartridge for housing the transponder casing; a female component and a male component adapted to engage one another; said female component comprising a first end and a second end, said first end comprising a first aperture and said second end comprising a second aperture; and said male component comprising a first end and a second end, said first end comprising a first penetrating member and said second end comprising a second penetrating member, wherein said first aperture is adapted to receive and retain said first penetrating member and said second aperture is adapted to simultaneously receive and retain said second penetrating member; wherein the cartridge and transponder casing are fully encapsulated within said female component or said male component.