Patent ID: 7617796

Claim:
A milking claw for a milking unit, the milking claw comprising: a milk collection space, into which milk inlet connections open, and from which milk can be discharged via a milk outlet connection, wherein the milk collection space is bounded in sections by a tube section, whose longitudinal axis in the milking position runs roughly in a horizontal direction, the milk collection space is limited at each end of the tube section by end sections which are mounted on the tube section, the milk outlet connection is integrated in one of the end sections, the longitudinal axis of the tube section is arranged above an opening of the milk outlet connection into the milk collection space, the end sections are clamped by a tension rod against the tube section, and the clamping is effected by a clamping screw resting on a domed region of each of the end sections, the clamping screw is screwed to an end section of the tension rod that projects axially from the milking claw.