Patent ID: 8881678

Claim:
A scraping device ( 14 ) for removing objects from a floor surface ( 1 c ) of a rotary milking platform ( 1 ), the scraping device ( 14 ) comprising: a scraper ( 18 ) having a front surface ( 18 a ) configured to come into contact with and move an object on the floor surface ( 1 c ) of the rotary milking platform ( 1 ) during rotation; and a suspension device selectively supporting the scraper ( 18 ), the suspension device having i) a first position supporting the scraper adjacent to the floor surface ( 1 c ) of the rotary milking platform ( 1 ) prior to contact with the object, and ii) a second position supporting the scraper such that a lower surface ( 18 b ) of the scraper ( 18 ) is pressed against the floor surface ( 1 c ) with a downward, first force, wherein the suspension device is configured such that when the object on the floor surface ( 1 c ) hits the scraper ( 18 ) during rotation of the rotary milking platform ( 1 ), the suspension device moves from the first position to the second position and with the suspension device in the second position, a force of the object acting on the front surface ( 18 a ) of the scraper ( 18 ), during the rotation of the rotary milking platform, is transmitted as a second force that increases the downward first force pressing the lower surface ( 18 b ) of the scraper ( 18 ) against the floor surface ( 1 c ) of the platform.