Fluid measuring device

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR PROPORTIONATELY MEASURING THE QUANTITY OF MILK FLOWING IN A MANIFOLD MILKING SYSTEM, WHICH DEVICE COMPRISES: A METERING HEAD INCLUDING A FIRST CHAMBER DEFINED BY A TOP, A BOTTOM AND A SIDEWALL; SAID METERING HEAD INCLUDING ALSO A PLATE ASSEMBLY; SAID PLATE ASSEMBLY HAVING THE FORM OF A CUP WITH A SIDEWALL AND A CHAMBOTTOM CLOSURE, SAID CUP NESTING WITHIN SAID FIRST CHAMBER WITH SAID PLATE BEING DISPOSED IN SPACED RELATION ABOVE SAID FIRST CHAMBER BOTTOM TO FORM AN INTERMEDIATE CLOSURE WITHIN SAID FIRST CHAMBER, SAID PLATE BOTTOM CLOSURE DEFINING WITH SAID FIRST CHAMBER BOTTOM A FLUID FLOW CHANNEL; A FLUID INLET CONDUIT AND A FLUID OUTLET CONDUIT OPPOSITELY DISPOSED IN SAID SIDEWALL AND PROTRUDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM DEFINING AN AXIS OF ROTATION AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID FLUID FLOW CHANNEL ON OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF; ORIFICE MEANS INTERPOSED IN SAID FLUID FLOW CHANNEL; A MEASURING CHAMBER REMOVABLY FIXED TO THE BOTTOM END OF SAID METERING HEAD; FIRST FLUID PASSAGE MEANS COMMUNICATING BETWEEN SAID ORIFICE MEANS AND SAID MEASURING CHAMBER; SECOND FLUID PASSAGE MEANS IN SAID ORIFICE PLATE ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF SAID ORIFICE MEANS; THIRD FLUID PASSAGE MEANS COMMUNICATING BETWEEN SAID FIRST CHAMBER ABOVE SAID PLATE BOTTOM CLOSURE AND SAID MEASURING CHAMBER, WITH THE INLET TO SAID FIRST FLUID PASSAGE MEANS BEING ABOVE SAID PLATE BOTTOM CLOSURE AND ADJACENT SAID FIRST CHAMBER TOP; A MOUNTING BRACKET, AND MEANS ON SAID BRACKET FOR REMOVABLY RECEIVING SAID METERING HEAD CONDUIT PROTUBERANCES FOR PIVOTING MOVEMENT ABOUT SAID AXIS OF ROTATION.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR PROPORTIONATELY MEASURING THE QUANTITY OF MILK FLOWING IN A MANIFOLD MILKING SYSTEM, WHICH DEVICE COMPRISES: A METERING HEAD INCLUDING A FIRST CHAMBER DEFINED BY A TOP, A BOTTOM AND A SIDEWALL; SAID METERING HEAD INCLUDING ALSO A PLATE ASSEMBLY; SAID PLATE ASSEMBLY HAVING THE FORM OF A CUP WITH A SIDEWALL AND A CHAMBOTTOM CLOSURE, SAID CUP NESTING WITHIN SAID FIRST CHAMBER WITH SAID PLATE BEING DISPOSED IN SPACED RELATION ABOVE SAID FIRST CHAMBER BOTTOM TO FORM AN INTERMEDIATE CLOSURE WITHIN SAID FIRST CHAMBER, SAID PLATE BOTTOM CLOSURE DEFINING WITH SAID FIRST CHAMBER BOTTOM A FLUID FLOW CHANNEL; A FLUID INLET CONDUIT AND A FLUID OUTLET CONDUIT OPPOSITELY DISPOSED IN SAID SIDEWALL AND PROTRUDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM DEFINING AN AXIS OF ROTATION AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID FLUID FLOW CHANNEL ON OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF; ORIFICE MEANS INTERPOSED IN SAID FLUID FLOW CHANNEL; A MEASURING CHAMBER REMOVABLY FIXED TO THE BOTTOM END OF SAID METERING HEAD; FIRST FLUID PASSAGE MEANS COMMUNICATING BETWEEN SAID ORIFICE MEANS AND SAID MEASURING CHAMBER; SECOND FLUID PASSAGE MEANS IN SAID ORIFICE PLATE ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF SAID ORIFICE MEANS; THIRD FLUID PASSAGE MEANS COMMUNICATING BETWEEN SAID FIRST CHAMBER ABOVE SAID PLATE BOTTOM CLOSURE AND SAID MEASURING CHAMBER, WITH THE INLET TO SAID FIRST FLUID PASSAGE MEANS BEING ABOVE SAID PLATE BOTTOM CLOSURE AND ADJACENT SAID FIRST CHAMBER TOP; A MOUNTING BRACKET, AND MEANS ON SAID BRACKET FOR REMOVABLY RECEIVING SAID METERING HEAD CONDUIT PROTUBERANCES FOR PIVOTING MOVEMENT ABOUT SAID AXIS OF ROTATION.