Milking cup with rotating shell
AssigneeTechnologies Holdings Corp.
InventorsBradley A. Schaller, Robert J. Godfrey
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Abstract
A milking cup comprising a body having a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion has a first lip formed thereon and the bottom portion has a second lip formed thereon. The first lip and the second lip are separated by a distance. The milking cup further comprises a rotating shell positioned between and secured by the first lip and the second lip, wherein the rotating shell encircles the body and is operable to rotate around the body independently of the movement of the other portions of the body. The rotating shell has a length that corresponds to the distance between the first lip and the second lip.
Claims20
A milking cup comprising:
- a body having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the top portion has a first lip formed thereon and the bottom portion has a second lip formed thereon, and wherein the first lip and the second lip are separated by a distance;
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- a rotating shell positioned between the first lip and the second lip, wherein the rotating shell is secured onto the body by the first lip and the second lip, the rotating shell encircles the body and is operable to rotate around the body independently of the movement of the other portions of the body, and wherein the rotating shell has a length that corresponds to the distance between the first lip and the second lip.
A milking system comprising:
- a milking cup having a first opening and a second opening, the milking cup comprising:
- a body having a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the top portion has a first lip formed thereon and the bottom portion has a second lip formed thereon, and wherein the first lip and the second lip are separated by a distance;
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- a rotating shell positioned between the first lip and the second lip, wherein the rotating shell is secured onto the body by the first lip and the second lip and the rotating shell encircles the body and is operable to rotate around the body independently of the movement of the other portions of the body, and wherein the rotating shell has a length that corresponds to the distance between the first lip and the second lip;
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- a liner coupled to the milking cup, wherein the liner is operable to couple with a milking hose and direct fluid from the first opening of the milking cup to the second opening of the milking cup.
A method comprising:
- coupling an opening of a milking cup to a milking hose, wherein the milking cup has a body with a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the top portion has a first lip formed thereon and the bottom portion has a second lip formed thereon, and wherein the first lip and the second lip are separated by a distance;
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- rotating a milking cup shell, wherein the shell is secured onto the milking cup body by being positioned between the first lip and the second lip, wherein the rotating shell encircles the body and is operable to rotate around the body independently of the movement of the other portions of the body, and wherein the rotating shell has a length that corresponds to the distance between the first lip and the second lip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.