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US 10,499,610 B2Granted
Milk tube dome with flow controller
AssigneeGEA Farm Technologies GmbH
InventorsKevin L. Torgerson, Duane F. Sellner
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Abstract
A milker unit liner dome having an inner surface and flow diverters joined to the inner surface to redirect teat dip from an inlet to provide more uniform coverage of dip on a teat. The liner dome can also include more than one flow diverter for redirecting teat dip flow.
Claims10
A method for applying a fluid to a dairy animal teat at the end of milking and before detachment of a milker unit, the method comprising the steps of:
- directing the fluid through an inlet in a milker unit teat cup liner in which the dairy animal teat is disposed;
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- redirecting the fluid with a flow diverter on an upper inner surface of a dome in the milker unit teat cup liner, and the flow diverter includes a ridge extending generally downwardly and away from the upper inner surface of the dome to define an open flow path while the milker unit teat cup liner is generally upright and attached to the dairy animal teat.
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