Patent · US Expired

Short milk tube

US6895892B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by
20References
27Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 1, 2002
Grant dateMay 24, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01J5/044
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A short milk tube for providing a conduit between a teat cup assembly and a milker claw that defines a number of ribs that import structural rigidity along a longitudinal axis and in predetermined directions relative to the longitudinal axis to maintain adequate cross-sectional flow area when in the milking position, and a vacuum seal when in the non-milking position.

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