Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
  • A01K11/00—Marking of animals
  • A01K11/005—Branding or tattooing devices for animals

Definitions

• the subject of the present invention is a device for marking animals, in particular piglets.
• the pigs are marked in the traditional way, before they are shipped to the slaughterhouse to identify the carcasses and their suitability.
• the present invention aims to propose a disposi ⁇ tif for carrying out a definitive marking by tattooing on pigs for fattening, which remains perfectly legible.
• the present invention further targets, a device which does not injure the animal, therefore perfectly bearable by the latter.
• the present invention further relates to a device, the use of which is free from after-effects, such as hematomas or infections, which may depreciate the commercial value of the carcass.
• the device according to the invention is essentially characterized in that it consists of a plate fixed at the end of a grip handle.
• This tray is provided with a housing for receiving the marking characters which can be numbers and / or letters individually constituted by spaced points, fixed on plates which fit into the housing of the tray; the spikes draw numbers and / or letters or any other sign.
• each character, letter or number is 15 millimeters; each character consists of points spaced 2 to 3 millimeters apart.
• the tips are round with a height, on their plate of the order of 8 to 12 millimeters, and preferably 10 millimeters.
• the characters, numbers and / or letters or other sign are arranged on the same line.
• FIG. 1 represents two views in elevation of the device according to the invention
• FIG. 2 is a partial view of the device with its characters
• FIG. 3 is a view of a character in the present case, a letter seen from the front,
• FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a character showing the spacing of the spikes as well as their shape and height.
• the device according to the invention consists of a plate (1) fixed at the end of a handle (2) for gripping.
• the tray is a preferably metallic piece, of rectangular parallelepiped shape, provided with a longitudinal housing (3).
• the handle (2) has such a length that the lever arm which it constitutes facilitates the affixing of the characters without user fatigue or excessive force.
• the length of the handle is between 40 and 50 centimeters and preferably 45.5 centimeters.
• the handle is not parallel to the plate and preferably angularly offset towards the outside with respect to the latter by a value of around 7 ° as shown in the drawings.
• the housing (3) intended to receive the characters is a groove machined on the face of the plate, with the edges (4) undercut to retain the characters.
• the groove is machined along the longitudinal axis of the plate, which is provided with means for locking in position of the characters in said housing.
• these means are, in addition to the edge (4) undercut of the housing (3), constituted by a stop (5) at one end of the housing and by a screw (6) at the other end.
• the screw (6) crosses the plate and its control wheel (7) is mounted on the back of the useful face thereof. Characters that represent numbers or letters or any other sign are therefore arranged in a single row.
• Each figure or letter or sign is constituted by a plurality of points (8) fixed on or through a plate (9).
• the upper and lower edges (10-11) of the plate (9) are shaped to cooperate in longitudinal sliding and lateral locking in the housing (3) of the arm.
• Each of the characters, number, letter or sign consists of a succession of points (8) separated by an interval of a few millimeters.
• the tests carried out have shown that the characters can have a height of 10 to 25 millimeters and preferably of 15 millimeters.
• the tips which gave the best marks and in the long term, that is to say on the carcass the best readability were round tips with a diameter of 1.5 to 2.5 millimeters and preferably 2 millimeters, of height from 8 millimeters to 15 millimeters and preferably from 10 millimeters including 6 to 7 millimeters for the cylindrical part and 4 to 3 millimeters for the conical tip itself.
• the distance between the points may be less from one millimeter to more than one millimeter. Preferably it is one millimeter.
• the use of the device is carried out, firstly, by composition of the sign to be marked, which can be a succession of numbers and or letters. Then the tips are coated with tattoo ink (example: by contact with a soaked sponge) then the marking operation is carried out on the animal.
• composition of the sign to be marked which can be a succession of numbers and or letters.
• the tips are coated with tattoo ink (example: by contact with a soaked sponge) then the marking operation is carried out on the animal.

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• 1992
  • 1992-03-19 FR FR9203432A patent/FR2688652B1/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
• 1993
  • 1993-03-17 WO PCT/FR1993/000266 patent/WO1993018645A1/fr not_active Application Discontinuation
  • 1993-03-17 EP EP93920548A patent/EP0633720A1/de not_active Withdrawn

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