Dairymaster

Dewvale Limited

John Harty

Edmond Patrick Harty, Sr

Edmond Patrick Harty, Jr

John Gerard Daly

David Jeremiah Fleming

Edmond Patrick Junior Harty

Edmond Patrick Senior Harty

A rotary milking platform () comprises a platform () having a circular carrier beam () secured to the underside of the platform (). The carrier beam () is supported on a plurality of support elements (), each of which comprise a freely rotatable roller () which is configured to rollably engage an under surface () of the carrier beam (). Each support element () comprises an anchor plate () adjustably mounted on a corresponding ground engaging element () which is secured to the ground. A carrier plate () is carried on four guide bolts () extending upwardly from the anchor plate (). Side members () extending downwardly from the carrier plate () rotatably carry the roller (). Compression springs () acting between abutment washers () secured to the guide bolts () and the carrier plate () urge the carrier plate () against heads () of the guide bolts (). The compression springs () accommodate downward and upward movement of the roller () in order to accommodate rising and falling of the under surface () of the beam (). The compression springs () permit tilting movement of the roller () about a tilt axis () which extends in the direction of motion of the beam () in order to facilitate tilting of the roller () to follow any non-horizontality of the under surface () of the beam (). The tilt axis is located just below a line of contact () of the roller () with the under surface () of the beam () to minimise lateral movement of the roller relative to the beam () as the roller () tilts about the tilt axis.

Support element and a method for supporting an elongated beam, and a rotary platform

A rotary milking platform () comprises a plurality of apparatus, each of which comprises a platform () which forms a segment of the rotary platform (). The platforms () define respective animal accommodating locations () for animals to be milked. A communicating opening () in each platform () is closed by a pair of closure plates () which are pivotal upwardly into an open state for separating the hind legs of an animal. A carriage () which is slideably carried beneath the platform () of each apparatus () in the directions of the arrows A and B. A teat cup carrier () is pivotally mounted in the carriage () of each apparatus () and is pivotal from a first state with teat cups () in the carrier () in a protective state extending horizontally and a second state with the teat cups () in a ready state extending vertically upwardly and ready for manual placement onto the teats of an animal. The carriage () is urgeable into a first position with the teat cup carrier () in the first state and with the teat cups () sealably engaged in plug elements () which include jetters () for use in rinsing and washing the milking system. The carriage () is moveable from the first position to a second position with the teat cup carrier () substantially aligned with the udder of an animal so that when the teat cup carrier () is urged into the second state, the teat cups () can be manually urged upwardly by hand and attached to the teat of the animal.

Milking apparatus and a method for presenting a teat cup for attaching to an animal

Bail apparatus () includes an overhead support member () which is suspended from an overhead support framework () by a linkage mechanism () from an operating member (), so that the bail apparatus is operable in a lower operative state for separating animals and an upper release state for releasing the animals from a milking parlor (). A plurality of bail elements () are mounted at spaced apart locations along the overhead support member (), and each bail element includes a partition element () which extends substantially transversely of the overhead support member () at an angle &#x3b1; of approximately 78.5&#xb0;. A coupling bracket () couples each bail element () to the overhead support member (). A mounting plate member () extending downwardly from the coupling bracket () is bent along a bend axis () which defines first and second forward abutment faces () and first and second rearward abutment faces () for facilitating engagement of the corresponding partition element () in a selected one of first and second selectable orientations with the partition element () extending in respective different directions from the overhead support member () at the respective angles &#x3b1;, &#x3b1;' of 78.5&#xb0;.

Bail element for animal bail apparatus, an animal bail apparatus comprising a plurality of the bail elements, and a method for providing animal bail apparatus

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John Harty