Set of teatcups, and a milking member
OwnerJan Kassibrahiminventor
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Abstract
The invention refers to a set of four teatcup liners (4, 5) and to a milking member. The milking member includes a claw (1) and four teatcups (2) to be attached to a respective teat of an animal to be milked. Each teatcup liner has a liner portion adapted to be received in one of the teacups and a conduit portion (9) adapted to extend between the respective teatcup and the claw. The conduit portion of each teatcup liner has at least one property influencing the operation of the teatcup liner during milking. The property of a first pair or the four teatcup liners differs from the property of a second pair of the four teatcup liners.
Claims22
A set comprising four of teatcup liners for a milking member including a claw and four teacups to be attached to a respective teat of an animal to be milked, each teatcup liner having a liner portion adapted to be comprised in one of said teatcups and a conduit portion adapted to extend between the respective teatcup and the claw, wherein the conduit portion of each teatcup liner has at least one property influencing the operation of the teatcup liner during milking, wherein said property of the conduit portion of a first pair of the four teatcup liners differs in a predetermined manner from said property of a second pair of the four teatcup liners, and that said property is selected from the group consisting of the length of the conduit portion, the flexibility of the conduit portion and the straightness of the conduit portion, and combinations thereof.
A milking member comprising a claw, four teatcups and a set of a four of teatcup liners, each teatcup liner having a liner portion comprised in one of said teatcups and a conduit portion extending between the respective teatcup and the claw, wherein the conduit portion of each teatcup has at least one property influencing the operation of the teatcup liner during milking, wherein said property of a first pair of the four teatcup liners differs in a predetermined manner from said property of a second pair of the four teatcup liners, and that said property is selected from the group consisting of the length of the conduit portion, the flexibility of the conduit portion and the straightness of the conduit portion, and combinations thereof.
The milking member according to wherein each teatcup liner (4, 5) is one moulded piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.