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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1980
Filed:
May. 03, 1978
Carl E Plett, Chino, CA (US);
Dairy Systems, Inc., Longmont, CO (US);
Abstract
A milking unit support and detacher mechanism for supporting a milking unit when the milking unit is attached to a cow for milking. The milking unit support and detacher mechanism includes a milking unit support arm having an end for supporting a milking unit and means for supporting the milking unit support arm for pivotal movement about a generally vertical axis wherein the arm is movable from a rearward position to a forward position. The supporting means includes a generally vertical shaft rotatable about the vertical axis and supporting the support arm. The vertical shaft is supported such that it is freely rotatable about the vertical axis except when the support arm is between the rearward position and the forward position. The supporting means further includes means for biasing the arm forwardly when the arm is in the rearward position and for biasing the arm rearwardly when the arm is in the forward position.