Patent ID: 8656861
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: A01J

Abstract:
1. A mobile milking implement comprising a frame, a sub-frame, and one or more teat cup holders, each teat cup holder having a teat cup, wherein: the teat cup holder is connected to the sub-frame by an assembly comprising a first arm and a first joint the first arm and the first joint permit the teat cup holder to tilt with respect to the sub-frame about the first joint, the first arm and the first joint arranged to tilt the teat cup holder between a first milking position in which the teat cup carried by the teat cup holder has a substantially vertical orientation with an upward oriented aperture, and a second position in which the teat cup carried by the teat cup holder is tilted over an angle H the sub-frame is connected to the frame by an assembly comprising a second arm and a second joint, the second arm and the second joint permit the sub-frame to tilt with respect to the frame about the second joint, the second arm and the second joint arranged to tilt the sub-frame so that the teat cup holder assumes a third position in which the teat cup carried by the teat cup holder is tilted over an angle H the frame is adapted for carrying the milking implement; and the tilt angles H