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US 11,439,117 B2Granted
Milking cluster support arm with automatic hose support drop
AssigneeGEA Farm Technologies GmbH
InventorJonathan V. Shore
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Abstract
A milker unit detacher with an adjustable and releasable hose support and a support arm that pivots about a tilted axis to bias the support arm toward a milking position to maintain engagement with the adjustable hose support member.
Claims9
An adjustable milker unit hose support for a milker unit hose, the adjustable hose support comprising:
- a frame;
- a support arm is pivotably joined to the frame for movement between a milking position and a parked position;
- a stationary jaw joined to the frame;
- a moving jaw fixed to the support arm for movement therewith, and disposed to oppose the stationary jaw;
- and a flexible hose support member having a plurality of releasably engageable positions, wherein the flexible hose support member is entrapped between the stationary jaw and the moving jaw when the support arm is in the milking position to support the milker unit hose above a floor and passively released from the stationary jaw and the moving jaw as the support arm moves to the parked position.
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