Animal husbandry – Milkers – Teat compressor or cup
Patent
1982-08-20
1984-07-03
Chamblee, Hugh R.
Animal husbandry
Milkers
Teat compressor or cup
119 145, A01J 508
Patent
active
044572620
ABSTRACT:
A milking inflation or liner of the soft tubular rubber kind arranged for fitment in a rigid tubular teat cup shell to which pulsating air/vacuum is applied, the invention comprising the provision at the head or mouth end part of the inflation of a flexible resilient teat engaging collar having an inner annular part defining the inflation mouth in the form of a depending flange shaped to provide an inner inverted frusto-conical face at least part of which constitutes a main vacuum seal when engaged about an animal's teat, the upper inner portion of the collar from which the flange depends being inclined upwardly from the outer part of the collar and the junction of said frusto-conical face and inclined upper part being shaped to define a supplementary unbroken annular seal spaced from the frusto-conical face to be capable of engaging and sealing on the animal's teat during flexing of the collar in milking operations.
REFERENCES:
patent: 952122 (1910-03-01), Lane
patent: 3771494 (1973-11-01), Mills
patent: 4320718 (1982-03-01), Hoefelmayr et al.
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