Short milk tube vent plug for a dairy animal milker unit

    公开(公告)号:US20230225282A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-20

    申请号:US17575769

    申请日:2022-01-14

    CPC classification number: A01J5/00 F16L55/105 F16L55/1141

    Abstract: An air vent plug assembler and milker unit short milk tube having an air vent plug assembly to improve milk flow characteristics through the short milk tube. The short milk tube includes a wall with an upstream end and a downstream end and defining a milk passage bore extending between the upstream end and the downstream end. The wall defines a vent plug mounting hole. A vent plug extends through the vent plug mounting hole and includes a cap, a shaft joined to the cap, and a barbed end joined to the shaft, the vent plug defining a vent passage to at least partially vent the milk passage bore. A flow dimple is defined in the barbed end and disposed in the milk passage bore.

    Milker unit short milk tube with milk claw end connector

    公开(公告)号:US11632931B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-25

    申请号:US16946646

    申请日:2020-06-30

    Inventor: Nathan Hedlund

    Abstract: A milker unit short milk tube having a downstream milk claw connection end having a position and release device joined to and extending away from the downstream milk claw connection end; a controlled flexible portion disposed in an upstream direction from the position and release device; a reinforced portion disposed in upstream direction from the controlled flexible portion; and an interior milking claw inlet sealing surface.

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