Patent ID: 6644240
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: A01J

Abstract:
A device for pneumatically milking a cow comprising:a plurality of milk extractors and a collection chamber for collecting milk from the plurality of milk extractors, each of the milk extractors comprising: (i) a teat cup having a lower end; (ii) a milk line connected to the lower end of the teat cup, the milk line leading from the teat cup to the collection chamber; (iii) supply means for supplying a medium through the milk line to the teat cup whereby to treat a teat in the teat cup, said supply means comprising a supply line which debouches through an outlet into the milk line; (iv) closing means for closing off the milk line at, near or downstream of the outlet to prevent medium supplied by the supply means from passing through the milk line into the collection chamber while permitting medium supplied by the supply means to pass through the milk line to the teat cup, said closing means being movable between an activated position in which the closing means closes off fluid communication through the milk line between the teat cup and the collection chamber and an inactivated position in which the milk line between the teat cup and collection chamber is open.