Patent ID: 7650854

Claim:
A teatcup liner adapted to be mounted in a shell to form a teatcup to be applied to a teat of an animal, said teatcup liner comprising: an inner space for receiving the teat and including a primary component forming an upper head of the teatcup liner and a secondary component forming a lower barrel of the teatcup liner, wherein the primary component includes a primary peripheral portion, a primary connecting ring extending downwardly from the primary peripheral portion, and a lip extending inwardly from the primary peripheral portion and defining an opening for the introduction of the teat, wherein the secondary component includes a secondary peripheral portion and a secondary connecting ring extending upwardly from the secondary peripheral portion, and wherein the primary component is connectable to the secondary component for realising the teatcup liner by an engagement of the primary connecting ring to the secondary connecting ring, wherein the connecting ring of at least one of the primary and secondary components abuts the peripheral portion of the other component to form a sealing abutment between the primary component and the secondary component.