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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2009
Charles Jeffrey Laney, Navarre, OH (US);
Frank Saho, Iii, Gnadenhutten, OH (US);
Daniel E. Kandray, Sr., Gnadenhutten, OH (US);
Charles Jeffrey Laney, Navarre, OH (US);
Frank Saho, III, Gnadenhutten, OH (US);
Daniel E. Kandray, Sr., Gnadenhutten, OH (US);
Lauren Agrisystems, Ltd., New Philadelphia, OH (US);
Abstract
A teat cup shell for holding a milking liner includes a body being made from a first material. The body has an upper end, a lower end; and a middle portion with the upper end adapted to receive the teat of the animal being milked. One configuration of the body may have enlarged upper and lower ends to define a dog-bone shape. The middle portion of the body may define gripping features at its middle portion. The body of the shell has a first weight. An insert is carried by the body with the insert being heavier than the remaining portion of the body. The insert is disposed closer to the lower end of the body than the upper end of the body such that the center of mass of the shell is disposed in the lower two-thirds of the shell.