摘要 |
A TAGGING DEVICE COMPRISING A RESILIENT JACKET FOR GRIPPING AROUND THE EXTERIOR OF THE OBJECT TO BE TAGGED, AND A TAG HOLDER (22) ATTACHED TO THE JACKET WHERETO THE TAG (30) IS SECURED. IN THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FOR USE ON AN END OF A BAR (28), THE RESILIENT JACKET IS A SPRING COIL (20), AND A TAIL HOOK (22) IS THE TAG HOLDER WHERETO THE TAG IS ATTACHED. IN THE MOST PREFERRED EMBODIMENT, THE SPRING COIL (20) HAS ONE LARGER END (26) WITH A LARGER DIAMETER, AND ONE SMALLER END (24) EXTENDING INTO A TAIL HOOK (22). THE LARGER END (26) HAS A DIAMETER LARGER THAN OR EQUAL TO THAT OF THE BAR (28) TO BE TAGGED WHEREAS THE SMALLER END (24) HAS A DIAMETER EQUAL TO OR SMALLER THAN THE BAR (28) TO BE TAGGED. A SIMPLE PUSHING AND TWISTING ACTION SECURES THE DEVICE ONTO THE OBJECT EFFICIENTLY.
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