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US 2012/0055409 A1Published application
Vent for milking liner
AssigneeLauren Agri Systems, Ltd.
InventorsCharles Jeffrey Laney, Frank Saho, III, Aaron Kyle Kochman
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Abstract
A vent plug for a milking liner has an outlet that discharges the vent air in the downstream direction. The vent plug has an outlet disposed in the downstream portion of the inner flange of the vent plug so that vent air is directed toward the outlet of the short milk tube. The vent plug outlet also may be disposed in the upstream portion of the inner flange while being configured to direct the vent air in a downstream direction.
Claims12
A milking liner for use with a dairy milk extraction system;
- the milking liner comprising:
- a body;
- the body including a barrel adapted to receive the teat of the dairy animal;
- the body including a short milk tube having an inlet and an outlet;
- the short milk tube adapted to move milk in a downstream direction from the inlet toward the outlet;
- the body defining at least one vent passage having an inlet and an outlet;
- the vent passage allowing air to be drawn into the short milk tube from outside the milking liner;
- and
- the vent passage outlet having a downstream discharge direction.
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A milking liner for use with a dairy milk extraction system;
- the milking liner comprising:
- a body;
- the body including a short milk tube having an inlet and an outlet;
- the short milk tube adapted to move milk in a downstream direction from the inlet toward the outlet;
- the body defining at least one vent passage having an inlet and an outlet;
- the vent passage allowing air to be drawn into the short milk tube from outside the milking liner;
- and
- the vent passage outlet having a downstream discharge direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.