Patent ID: 7966970

Claim:
A dairy inflation for extracting milk from an animal comprising: a mouth having an opening configured to engage the teat of the animal; a barrel connected to the mouth and including an axial passage concentrically aligned with the opening of the mouth; a milk tube connected to the barrel and having an axial passage concentrically aligned with the axial passage of the barrel; wherein at least one of the mouth, barrel, and milk tube are made from a compound having a first methyl vinyl silicone polymer from about 45 to 65 weight percent, a second methyl vinyl silicone polymer from about 1 to 10 weight percent, treated fumed silica from about 20 to 40 weight percent, dimethylsiloxane fluid OH end block from about 1 to 10 weight percent, silicone hydride from about 0.1 to 25 weight percent, a platinum catalyst from about 0.1 to 5 weight percent, and an inhibitor from about 0.05 to 5 weight percent; wherein the first methyl vinyl silicone polymer includes about 0.2 weight percent end-blocked vinyl; and wherein the second methyl vinyl silicone polymer includes about 13.0 weight percent pendant and end-blocked vinyl.