Milking parlor

Claim 2

A milking system, comprising: a. a stationary base for suPporting a cow to be milked; b. a frame structure having a center of rotation, a periphery, and a plurality of milking stations; c. means horizontally guiding said frame for movement about said center of rotation; d. means located between said frame near said periphery and said base for supporting said frame and allowing movement of said frame with respect to said base; and e. means for rotating said frame.

Claim 3

The milking system of claim 1 including a food trough located radially outwardly of said milking stations around a substantial portion of said frame structure.

Claim 4

The milking system of claim 1 wherein said periphery of said frame structure is generally annular.

Claim 5

The milking system of claim 3 wherein said means horizontally guiding said frame includes: a. a vertically extending post; b. means fixedly attaching said post to said base; c. a collar located around said pipe for rotation about said pipe and movable along said pipe; and d. a plurality of arms, each attached at one end to said collar and extending radially outwardly and attached near the other end to said periphery of said frame.

Claim 6

The milking system of claim 4 wherein said vertically extending post comprises a pipe defining a hollow interior and a hole through the wall of said pipe, and further including milking apparatus extending through said hollow pipe and said hole.

Claim 7

The milking system of claim 4 including a food trough located radially outwardly of said milking stations around a substantial portion of said frame structure.

Claim 8

The milking system of claim 4 wherein said frame structure includes: a. a first annular frame, said frame being attached to said plurality of arms; b. a second annular frame; and c. means attaching said second annular frame to said first annular frame in downwardly spaced parallel relationship, d. whereby said means for supporting said frame and allowing movement of said frame with respect to said base is in contact with said second annular frame.

Claim 9

The milking system of claim 6 including: a. a horizontally disposed continuous frame structure connecting each adjacent downwardly directed arm; b. a continuous flexible linkage in frictional contact with said continuous frame; and c. motor means moving said linkage for rotating said continuous frame about said pipe, whereby rotation of said continuous frame results in rotation of said milking stations about said pipe.

Claim 10

The milking system of claim 7 wherein said means for supporting said frame and allowing movement of said frame with respect to said base includes rollers attached to said base.

Claim 11

A milking system, comprising: a. a stationary base for supporting a cow to be milked; b. a vertically extending pipe defining a hollow interior and a hole through the wall of said pipe; c. means fixedly attaching said pipe to said base; d. a collar located around said pipe for rotation about said pipe and movement along said pipe; e. a plurality of arms; f. means attaching a first end of each of said arms to said collar in outwardly radially extending relationship with respect to said pipe; g. milking apparatus extending through said hollow pipe and said hole; h. a first annular frame member; i. means attaching said first frame member to each of said arms near a second end of said arms for rotation of said frame member about said pipe; j. a plurality of downwardly directed arms attached at a first end near said second ends of each of said radially extending arms; k. a plurality of frames; l. means attaching each of said frames to said downwardly directed arms in radially outwardly extending relationship to said pipe for providing stalls defined between each of said frames; m. a second annular frame; n. means attaching said second annular frame to a second end of each of said downwardly directed end in substantially parallel relationship with said first annular frame; o. roller means attached to said base for supporting said second annular frame and allowing movement of said second annular frame with respect to said base; p. a horizontally disposed continuous frame structure connecting each adjacent downwardly directed arm; q. a continuous flexible linkage in frictional contact with said continuous frame; and r. motor means moving said linkage for rotating said continuous frame about said pipe, whereby rotation of said continuous frame results in rotation of said stalls about said pipe.

Claim 12

A milking system, comprising: a. a stationary base for supporting a cow to be milked; b. a vertically extending pipe defining a hollow interior and a hole through the wall of said pipe; c. means fixedly attaching said pipe to said base; d. a collar located around said pipe for rotation about said pipe and movement along said pipe; e. a plurality of arms; f. means attaching a first end of each of said arms to said collar in outwardly radially extending relationship with respect to said pipe; g. milking apparatus extending through said hollow pipe and said hole; h. a first annular frame member; i. means attaching said first frame member to each of said arms near a second end of said arms for rotation of said frame member about said pipe; j. a plurality of downwardly directed arms attached at a first end near said second ends of each of said radially extending arms; k. a plurality of frames; l. means attaching each of said frames to said downwardly directed arms in radially outwardly extending relationship to said pipe for providing stalls defined between each of said frames; m. a second annular frame; n. means attaching said second annular frame to a second end of each of said downwardly directed end in substantially parallel relationship with said first annular frame; o. roller means attached to said base for supporting said second annular frame and allowing movement of said second annular frame with respect to said base; p. a horizontally disposed continuous frame structure connecting each adjacent downwardly directed arm; q. a continuous flexible linkage in frictional contact with said continuous frame; and r. motor means moving said linkage for rotating said continuous frame about said pipe, whereby rotation of said continuous frame results in rotation of said stalls about said pipe.

Claim 13

The milking system of claim 10 wherein each of said frames include: a. a collar around a respective one of each of said downwardly directed arms and rotatable with respect thereto; b. at least one pipe extending radially outwardly from said collar; and c. locking means for fixing said pipe in a predetermined position with respect to said collar.