Patent ID: 6978733

Claim:
A device for carrying a milking member, which includes at least one teatcup and which, via a flexible conduit member, is connectable to a milking machine arranged to provide a relatively low pressure, wherein the device includes: a support element, which is fixedly mounted in or at a milking box having a front end and a rear end and being arranged to receive an animal to be milked, wherein the animal is positioned with the head of the animal at the front end, and an arm arrangement, which is pivotably connected to the support element and arranged to support partly the milking member during milking of the animal and when said teatcup is applied to a teat of the animal, wherein the arm arrangement is movable from a first position, in which the milking member is located beside said the animal, to a second position, in which the milking member is located below the animal, wherein the arm arrangement by means of a connecting member is fixedly connected to the flexible conduit member at a distance from the milking member in such a way that the milking member is partly movable in relation to the arm arrangement, and wherein the device includes a force-generating member, which, during milking, is arranged to generate a force acting on the arm arrangement in a forward direction, wherein this force is transferred to said teatcup via the conduit member.