Patent · US Expired

Milking cup and a milking set provided with one or more such milking cups and an automatic milking apparatus

US5245947A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 15, 1992
Grant dateSep 21, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 15, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01J5/08
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A milking cup comprising a flexible member provided with an opening for a teat on the top part thereof and pulling mechanism which is movable from a rest position in order to exert a pulling force on the flexible member for the purpose of enlarging the opening therein, wherein the flexible member is fixed to the pulling means, such that the pulling force engages at least partly evenly along the periphery of the flexible member.

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