Short milk tube vent plug for a dairy animal milker unit
US12178185B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01J5/08
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air vent plug assembly and milker unit short milk tube having an air vent plug assembly to improve milk flow characteristics through the short milk tube. The short milk tube includes a wall with an upstream end and a downstream end and defining a milk passage bore extending between the upstream end and the downstream end. The wall defines a vent plug mounting hole. A vent plug extends through the vent plug mounting hole and includes a cap, a shaft joined to the cap, and a barbed end joined to the shaft, the vent plug defining a vent passage to at least partially vent the milk passage bore. A flow dimple is defined in the barbed end and disposed in the milk passage bore.
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