Patent ID: 8166685

Claim:
An identifying device for identifying an item, said device comprising: an identifying ring adapted to be positioned on said item and including a latching hole and a retaining hole; and at least one latching stem engageable in both the latching hole and the retaining hole and breakable after the identifying ring is positioned on said item, wherein said ring is defined by a strip of deformable plastic material, longitudinally opposite first and second ends of the strip carry the latching hole and the retaining hole, respectively, and are adapted to be brought close to each other to align the latching hole and the retaining hole to be latched by the latching stem, the identifying device further comprises: projections at the first and second ends of the strip and having said latching hole and said retaining hole for allowing said both ends to be latched together; and adjusting openings at one of the first and second ends of the strip and configured for allowing insertion of the projections on the other end of the strip therein to permit peripheral dimensions of the ring to be adjusted to a size of the item to be ringed.