Portable pumping station

Claim 1

A PORTABLE PUMPING STATION FOR A MILKING SYSTEM, COMPRISING (A) A TUB TO CONTAIN THE MILK, (B) OUTLET CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTED TO THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE TUB FOR CONDUCTING MILK FROM THE TUB, (C) FLEXIBLE PRESSURE CONDUIT MEANS HAVING A FIRST END COMMUNICATING WITH THE LOWER PORTION OF THE TUB AND HAVING AN OPPOSITE END LOCATED AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAN THE FIRST END, SAID PRESSURE CONDUIT MEANS BEING LOCATED ON THE EXTERIOR OF SAID TUB, (D) PUMPING MEANS, (E) INLET CONDUIT MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUMPING MEANS, (F) A FITTING HAVING A FIRST OPENING TO RECEIVE SAID OUTLET CONDUIT MEANS AND HAVING A SECOND OPENING TO RECEIVE SAID INLET CONDUIT MEANS, SAID FITTING ALSO HAVING A THIRD OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND OPENINGS AND ALIGNED WITH SAID SECOND OPENING, SAID THIRD OPENING HAVING A SIZE TO PROPERLY RECEIVE SAID PRESSURE CONDUIT MEANS WHEREBY DURING THE CLEANING OPERATION SAID OPPOSITE END OF SAID PRESSURE CONDUIT MEANS IS INSERTED WITHIN SAID THIRD OPENING, AND (G) PRESSURE RESPONSIVE MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID PUMPING MEANS AND RESPONSIVE TO THE PRESSURE WITHIN SAID PRESSURE CONDUIT MEANS FOR STARTING SAID PUMPING MEANS WHEN THE MILK LEVEL RISES TO A PREDETERMINED LEVEL IN SAID TUB.