Patent ID: 9572324
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. A method of attaching an insecticide carrying strip to an animal ear tag that is already installed in the ear of an animal, wherein the ear tag includes a tag component positioned adjacent to the ear of the animal having an upper neck portion and an enlarged lower panel portion, and further wherein the strip comprises an elongated flexible plastic member having an aperture formed in an upper portion of the strip, the aperture being configured so as to present a substantially closed static condition wherein the size of the aperture opening is minimized and an open condition wherein the size of the aperture opening is enlarged, comprising the steps of: folding the lower panel portion of the tag component, flexing said plastic member adjacent said aperture so as to cause said aperture to expand from said static closed condition to said open condition, inserting said folded panel portion of the tag component completely through said opened aperture, passing the upper neck portion of the tag component completely through said aperture so that said strip is positioned between said tag component and the ear of the animal, and allowing said aperture to return to said substantially closed static condition.