Conduit and method of using the same
AssigneeFullwood Limited
InventorsVernon Alan TITLEY, John Richard BAINES
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Abstract
A conduit having a flexible tubular body having a first end connectable to a manifold or claw 14 and a free end connectable to a teatcup. Disposed partway along its length are disposed two integrally formed ribs capable of moving about an elbow joint. Each rib consists of two arms connected by an elbow joint about which the arms may move relative to one another. The arms of each rib are substantially planar and meet at a pivot point or elbow to form a substantially inverted V-shape when viewed along its the horizontal axis. The ribs encourage downward movement 5 in the vertical plane about its lateral axis at and away from the apex of each of the inverted V-shaped ribs whilst also resisting lateral movement or even upward movement.
Claims20
A conduit comprising:
- a flexible tubular body having a first end capable of connecting to a manifold and a free end, the body having a biasing component, disposed between the first end and the free end, to determine a fold point and a direction of displacement of the free end of the body relative to the first end.
A short milk tube to provide a milk and air conduit between a teatcup and a manifold, the short milk tube comprising:
- a flexible tubular body having a first end to attach to the manifold, the first end having a connecting component to determine orientation in which the body connects to the manifold, and a free end to attach to the teatcup;
- and
- a biasing component to determine a fold point of the body and to determine a direction of displacement of the free end of the body.
A device comprising:
- a manifold;
- a plurality of conduits coupled to the manifold, each of the plurality of conduits comprising a flexible tubular body having a folded and an unfolded configuration;
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- a biasing component to determine a fold point of the body at which point the conduit is foldable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.