Patent ID: 7877844

Claim:
A pet tag holder, comprising: a pet collar attachment arm rotatable about a first axis, the pet collar attachment arm having a locked position and an unlocked position; a detent arm including an actuating arm and a lower seating recess, the detent arm being rotatable about a second axis approximately parallel to the first axis and engaging with the pet collar attachment arm when the pet collar attachment arm is in the locked position; an actuator mechanically coupled to the actuating arm, the actuator movable between an open position and a closed position; a front plate having a retention element; a rear plate having an upper seating element, the pet collar attachment arm forming a first closed loop with the front and rear plates in the locked position; a tag loop rigidly coupled to the rear plate at one end of the tag loop and forming a second closed loop with the detent arm when the actuator is in the closed position; and a compressible spring supported in a prestressed manner between the upper seating element of the rear plate and the lower seating recess of the detent arm; wherein moving the actuator from the closed position to the open position causes the detent arm to disengage from and unlock the collar attachment arm and simultaneously open the tag loop.