Patent ID: 9545079
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A01J

Claim:
1. A milker unit liner comprising: a barrel; and a dome joined to the barrel, and the dome comprises: an upper inner surface defining a teat opening; a flow diverter joined to the upper inner surface of the dome, and the flow diverter includes a ridge extending generally downward and away from the upper inner surface to at least partially define a predetermined open teat dip flow pathway along the upper inner surface of the dome while the milker unit liner is generally upright and attached to a dairy animal teat, and the predetermined open teat dip flow pathway at least partially surrounds the teat opening to direct teat dip to a teat extending through the teat opening; and a teat dip inlet positioned in the dome disposed to direct teat dip flow into contact with the flow diverter.