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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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 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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