GB2298118A

GB2298118A - Pigeon ring

Info

Publication number: GB2298118A
Application number: GB9603015A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Max Ernst Haller
Original assignee: BENZING TECH UHREN GmbH
Current assignee: BENZING TECH UHREN GmbH
Priority date: 1995-02-27
Filing date: 1996-02-14
Publication date: 1996-08-28
Anticipated expiration: 2016-02-14
Also published as: GB9603015D0; DE19506754C2; NL1002261A1; GB2298118B; FR2730904A1; DE19506754A1; BE1009201A3; NL1002261C2; FR2730904B1

Description

A PROCESS FOR RINGING A CARRIER PIGEON AND CARRIER PIGEON RING FOR USE

THEREIN 2298118 This invention relates to a process for ringing a carrier pigeon and to a carrier pigeon ring for use therewith.

Some known carrier pigeon rings are designed to receive a transponder which consists of an antenna and a chip having at least one memory. These carrier pigeon rings are divided in a direction longitudinal to the ring. It is thereby possible to fit the ring to a grown pigeon if it is suited to competitive purposes. The reason for the deferred fitting is that such rings with transponders are relatively costly, so that only those pigeons which are actually to be used for competitive purposes are so fitted. Only some newly fledged pigeons qualify for competitive purposes and therefore it would be much too expensive to provide every newly fledged pigeon with a ring.

The disadvantage of such a ring is that the two parts of the ring have to be joined together and it is therefore also possible to open the ring in order to subsequently fit it to another pigeon. This possibility of manipulation has to be seen against the background that there is usually heavy betting on carrier pigeon racing.

The problem is of making the carrier pigeon ring in such a way that a young pigeon can be ringed with it and the transponder only fitted to it when the carrier pigeon has qualified for competitive purposes.

According to the present invention a process for ringing a carrier pigeon with a closed carrier pigeon ring which has an integral socket for a transponder and which is placed on a young carrier pigeon which includes using a ring at least part of which is made of a brittle temperatureresistant plastics material and only placing and securing the transponder in the socket when the particular carrier pigeon has qualified for match purposes.

The invention also includes a carrier pigeon ring for use in the process set forth above in which said ring is closed, amd at least part is made of a brittle temperature-resistant plastics material, and includes an integral socket one end of which is open to receive and maintain a transponder in place therein.

The ring construction makes it possible to ring newly fledged pigeons with a cheap ring and to fit the relatively costly transponder only when the pigeon is suited to taking part in racing.

This invention can be performed in various ways and some embodiments will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a carrier pigeon ring according to the invention; Figure 2 is a perspective view of a printed paper strip which may be inserted in the ring; Figure 3 is a perspective view of a cover for securing the paper strip; Figure 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a carrier pigeon ring; Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view through the ring according to Figure 4; Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view through the outer ring part in accordance with a first embodiment; Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view through the outer ring part in accordance with a second embodiment; Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view through the outer ring part in accordance with a third embodiment.

The ring according to the invention and as shown in Figure 1 comprises an inner ring part 1 and an outer ring part 2, the outer ring part 2 having an integral socket 3. As shown the socket 3 is parallel with the axis of the ring parts 1,2. The inner ring part 1 may consist of a metal or a plastics material. In order to prevent a widening of the ring part 1 when made of metal, the outer ring part 2 is made from a brittle and temperature-resistant plastics such as, for example, a duroplastic. This plastics may be temperature-resistant up to ISCC, for example, but if manipulated this plastics material splits. Furthermore this material cannot be made soft through heating.

An annular gap or pocket 4 into which a printed paper ring 5 may be inserted is provided in the upper region between the two ring parts 1, 2. This paper ring 5 is provided with an impression identifying the pigeon and acts as an identification strip. In order to avoid removal of the paper ring 5 an annular cover 6 is inserted in the annular pocket and held permanently by, for example, an adhesive or pressing or welding it in. This cover 6 may consist of metal or plastics material. In order that the paper ring 5 or the printing on it may be seen, the outer ring part 2 is made of transparent material.

As shown in Figure 1 the inner ring part 1 is a closed ring, but it may be made as an open ring part 1A in accordance with Figure 4. This ring part 1A is preferably made of a plastics material and is inserted without any gap in a recess 7 of corresponding outer ring part 2. The inner ring part 1A is provided with an impression which identifies the carrier pigeon. The upper portion of this outer ring part 2 has an inwardly projecting flange 8 which overlaps the ring part 1A, whilst the lower portion of the inner ring part 1A has an outwardly projecting flange 9 overlapping the outer ring part. The same materials as referred to with regard to Figure 1 can be used.

Figures 6, 7 and 8 show sections through different embodiments of the outer ring part 2 and socket 3. The transponder 10 inserted in the socket 3 is enveloped in a plastics material of a dark colour and as referred to above is only inserted when the carrier pigeon is to take part in racing.

The socket 3 has a circular.cross-section as has transponder 10. In the construction shown in Figure 6 the means to maintain the transponder in place in the socket comprises three lugs 12 which are moulded adjacent the opening 11 of the socket and overlap the top end of the inserted transponder 10. At its lower end the socket 3 is closed but has a small hole 13 which enables air to escape from the socket 3 when the transponder 10 is inserted. Upon inserting the transponder an adhesive can be employed, preferably of the two-component type. The socket opening 11 may also be closed by such an adhesive.

In the case of the embodiment shown in Figure 7 the socket 3 adjacent opening 11 has a circumferential groove 14, whilst the top end of the transponder 10 is provided with a circumferential bead 15. This bead 15 engages and can be snapped into the groove 14 to hold the transponder in place. An adhesive can again be employed as in the construction shown in Figure 6.

In the construction shown in Figure 6 the transponder 10 is provided with a row of circumferential barbs 16 which hook into the material of the socket 3 and again an adhesive can also be employed.

If desired the transponder can be held in place in the socket only by adhesive.

The data identifying the pigeon may also be applied to the cylindrical exterior of the outer ring 2 by means of a laser beam to cause a branding of the data onto the surface.

Claims

1. A process for ringing a carrier pigeon with a closed carrier pigeon ring which has an integral socket for a transponder and which are placed on young carrier pigeons which includes using a ring at least part of which is made of a brittle temperature-resistant plastics material and only placing and locking the transponder in the socket when the particular carrier pigeon has qualified for match purposes.

2. A carrier pigeon ring for use in the process set forth in claim 1 in which said ring is closed, at least part is made of a brittle temperatureresistant plastics material, and includes an integral socket one end of which is open to receive and maintain a transponder in place therein.

3. A carrier pigeon ring as claimed in claim 2 which comprises an inner ring part and an outer ring part which can be placed over the inner ring part and which has an integral socket, and means for permanently connecting the two parts together.

4. A carrier pigeon ring as claimed in claim 3 in which the inner ring part is made of metal and the outer ring part is made of a brittle transparent and temperature-resistant plastics material.

5. A carrier pigeon ring as claimed in claim 3 in which both ring parts are made of plastics material and at least the outer ring part is made from a brittle transparent temperature-resistant plastics material.

6. A carrier pigeon ring as claimed in any one of preceding claims 3 to 5 in which an annular pocket is provided between the inner and outer rings to receive an identification strip.

7. A carrier pigeon ring as claimed in any one of preceding claims 2 to 6 in which the means for maintaining the transponder in place in the socket comprises lugs which are provided at the opening of the socket and which project into the socket to overlap the transponder.

8. A carrier pigeon ring as claimed in any one of preceding claims 2 to 7 in which the means for maintaining the transponder in place in the socket comprises a bead and a groove which are respectively in the socket or the transponder and which can be snapped together.

9. A carrier pigeon ring as claimed in any one of preceding claims 2 to 8 in which the transponder is provided with barbs which act as means to maintain the transponder in place in the socket.

10. A carrier pigeon ring as claimed in any one of preceding claims 2 to 9 in which said transponder is secured in said pocket with an adhesive.

11. A process for ringing a carrier pigeon substantially as described herein with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.

12. A carrier pigeon ring substantially as described herein with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.