Patent ID: 8070757
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An identification tag applicator comprising: a body comprising a driving rod housing; a driving rod slidably engaged with the housing, the rod having a groove and a driving surface adapted to receive a tag; a trigger member pivotably attached to the body, wherein the trigger member includes a cylindrical connecting pin adapted to selectively engage the trigger member with the driving rod and a slot adapted to accept the cylindrical connecting pin; a release mechanism adapted to automatically return the driving rod to a retracted position when the driving surface of the rod reaches a predetermined distance from the housing; a first biasing means biasing the driving rod toward the retracted position; a second biasing means biasing the cylindrical connecting pin into engage with the driving rod; and a cam surface on the housing, the cam surface adapted to move the cylindrical connecting pin out of engagement with the driving rod when the driving surface reaches the predetermined distance from the housing, wherein the cam surface moves the cylindrical connecting pin in the slot away from the driving rod and out of engagement with the groove.