Patent ID: 6752101
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: A01J

Abstract:
A device for supporting a milking member in a milking stall, the milking member including a claw, a number of teacups connected to the claw by a respective short milk conduit, and a lung conduit member connecting the claw to a milk receiving member of a milking machine,the milking stall including an enclosing structure defining a space for an animal to be milked, and a passage permitting the animal to enter and/or exit the space, the device including an arm, which has a first proximal end portion and a second distal end portion and which is pivotable between an active position during a milking operation and an inactive, retracted position between milking operations, the arm including means for supporting the milking member in the active position and the inactive position, the device comprising first stop means defining the active position of the arm, and second stop means defining the inactive position of the arm, wherein said supporting means of the arm includes a holding member, which is arranged to hold the long conduit member of the milking member and is provided at the second end portion of the arm.