Milker support with slack take up
Abstract
Abstract A SUPPORTING MECHANISM FOR A MILKING APPARATUS WHICH INCLUDES A VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE MEMBER HAVING A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED ARM MEMBER MOUNTED THEREON, TE ARM HAVING A FREE END OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO AND SUPPORTING A MILK RECEIVING RECEPTACLE BENEATH A COW. THE ARM IS OF A STRENGTH SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE RECEPTACLE WHEN DISCONNECTED FROM THE COW''S TEATS. A LOOSE CONNECTION MEANS IS PROVIDED BETWEEN THE ARM AND THE ADJUSTABLE MEMBER TO PERMIT LIMITED VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF THE ARM RELATIVE TO THE MEMBER BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER LIMIT POSITIONS WITH THE RECEPTACLE HANGING SUBSTANTIALLY BY GRAVITY FROM THE COW''S TEATS ONLY WHEN THE ARM IS BETWEEN THOSE POSITIONS. STOPS ARE PROVIDED TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF THE ARM ABOVE THE UPPER LIMIT POSITION TO PREVENT THE TEAT CUPS OF THE MILKING APPARATUS FROM RIDING UP THE COW''S TEATS AND TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF THE ARM BELOW THE LOWER LIMIT POSITION TO SUPPORT THE RECEPTACLE IF THE CUPS ARE DISCONNECTED FROM THE COW''S TEATS.
Inventors
- 👤 Chester A Thomas
- 👤 Robert J Shulick
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