Patent ID: 7963249
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: A01J,B08B,F16K

Abstract:
1. A teat cup for stimulating discharge of milk from an animal's teat in a milking stage of a milking operation, comprising: (a) a flexible liner for engaging about a teat of an animal to be milked; (b) a head portion at one end of said flexible liner having a mouth through which said teat is engageable with said flexible liner; (c) a milk discharge passageway at an opposite end of said flexible liner; and (d) post-milking flushing means for discharging treatment fluid into said head portion of said flexible liner upon termination of the milking stage; (e) said post milking flushing means comprising at least one nozzle arranged to discharge treatment fluid into said head portion of said flexible liner, wherein said at least one nozzle extends into an internal annular cavity within said head portion of said flexible liner and is configured to direct treatment fluid towards said discharge passageway of said flexible liner.