IP Library Granted Patent US 9,911,368
Granted Patent B2
US 9,911,368 · App. 15/257,451 · Granted Mar 6, 2018

Tag holder

Inventor: Philip J. Blizzard (Durham, NC)
Assignee: THUNDERSHIRT, LLC
G09F3/185A01K11/00A01K27/001G09F3/14
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Patent No.
US 9,911,368
App. No.
15/257,451
Granted
Mar 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pet tag holder supports from a pet collar a pet tag having a hole. The pet tag holder comprises a flexible, resilient body including a major front wall, an opposed major rear wall, side edge walls interconnecting the front and rear walls, a top edge wall, and a bottom edge wall. The top and bottom edge walls are continuous with the side edge walls and interconnect the front and rear walls. The body defines a hollow sleeve having an interior cavity adapted for receiving and enclosing at least one pet tag and a slot for inserting the tag into the sleeve.

Claims (30)

1. A pet tag holder for supporting from a pet collar and a fastener connected to the tag, the pet tag holder comprising:

a flexible, resilient body including

a major front wall,

an opposed major rear wall,

side edge walls interconnecting the front and rear walls,

a top edge wall, and

a bottom edge wall, the top and bottom edge walls continuous with the side edge

walls and interconnecting the front and rear walls,

wherein the body defines a hollow sleeve having an interior cavity adapted for receiving and enclosing at least one pet tag and fastener and a slot for inserting the tag and fastener into the sleeve; and

a protrusion extending from the top edge wall, the protrusion defining an opening into the interior cavity of the body for receiving the fastener of the pet tag and allowing access and connection to the fastener;

wherein the body adapted for connecting the pet tag holder or the pet tag to the collar.

2. The pet tag holder as recited in claim 1 , wherein the material of the body is translucent.

3. The pet tag holder as recited in claim 1 , wherein the slot is defined along the bottom edge of the body.

4. The pet tag holder as recited in claim 1 , wherein the slot is defined in the either the front wall or the rear wall adjacent the bottom edge.

5. In combination:

a pet collar having an attaching member;

a pet tag holder comprising

a flexible, resilient body including

a major front wall,

an opposed major rear wall,

side edge walls interconnecting the front and rear walls,

a top edge wall,

and a bottom edge wall, the top and bottom edge walls continuous with the

side edge walls and interconnecting the front and rear walls

wherein the body defines a hollow sleeve having an interior cavity adapted for receiving and enclosing at least one pet tag and a pet tag fastener connected to the tag and a slot for inserting the tag and fastener into the sleeve; and

a protrusion extending from the top edge wall, the protrusion defining an opening into the interior cavity of the body for receiving the fastener of the pet tag and allowing access and connection to the fastener.

6. The combination as recited in claim 5 , wherein the material of the body is translucent.

7. The combination as recited in claim 5 , wherein the slot is defined along the bottom edge of the body.

8. The combination as recited in claim 5 , wherein the slot is defined in the either the front wall or the rear wall adjacent the bottom edge.

9. The combination of claim 5 , wherein said pet tag holder is adapted to receive pet tags larger than the slot.

Assignments (2)
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jan 2, 2024
From: CEVA ANIMAL HEALTH, LLC; BIOMUNE COMPANY; THUNDERSHIRT, LLC
To: NATIXIS, AS SECURITY AGENT
Reel/Frame 066163/0711 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2017
From: BLIZZARD, PHILIP J.
To: THUNDERSHIRT, LLC
Reel/Frame 041078/0708 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62214460 · Sep 4, 2015
Related Publication 20170069234A1 · Mar 9, 2017