Patent ID: 6021592
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An ear tag for marking an animal, said ear tag comprising:a first ear tag part;a second ear tag part having an accommodation opening; anda pin having a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end, said pin including a head with a point at said first end for passing through said accommodation opening, connection means proximate said second end for connecting said pin to said first tag part, and a shank between said head and said connection means,said head being formed of a material and having at least a portion of a cutting body embedded therein, said cutting body having at least one cutting element extending generally away from said point at said first end toward said shank, said at least one cutting element defining an outer surface of said head, said outer surface being essentially conical, said cutting body being formed of a material that has treater hardness than said material of said head,wherein the cutting body is essentially conical, said cutting body including a disc element which is provided with openings, said disc element forming a base of the conical cutting body, said disc element being provided on an outer periphery thereof with an annular wall standing up in a direction of a tip of the conical cutting body, a central column extending from said disc element to the tip of the conical cutting body, and wherein multiple cutting elements extend from the tip to the annular wall.