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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2012
Applicant:
Karel Van Den Berg, Bleskensgraaf, NL;
Inventor:
Karel Van Den Berg, Bleskensgraaf, NL;
Assignee:
Maasland N.V., Maassluis, unknown;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An autonomous mobile milking implement having a frame with, a sub-frame which is adjustable in height and which has at least one teat cup holder and a teat cup movable relative thereto. The teat cup holder is tiltable, via a tilting mechanism coupled to the teat cup holder and the frame between a substantially vertical position and a second partially inverted position. The milking implement protects the teat cups against contamination and is capable of storing them in a compact manner.