US3282250A
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Milking system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-03-27
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1981-03-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harry C Cain
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:35
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K1/00; A01K1/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
IN A SYSTEM OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED FOR MILKING COWS, THE COMBINATION OF: A PLATFORM CONVEYOR TO CONVEY THE COWS IN SEQUENCE THROUGH A ZONE FOR MILKING OPERATION; A PLURALITY OF GATES TO DIVIDE THE AREA OF THE PLATFORM CONVEYOR INTO STALLS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL COWS; MEANS TO MOVE SAID STALL GATES ON A CONTINUOUS PATH WITH THE STALL GATES MOVING SYNCHRONOUSLY WITH THE PLATFORM CONVEYOR ALONG ONE RUN OF THE PATH AND RETURNING ALONG A SECOND RUN OF THE PATH WITH THE RETURNING GATES SWINGING SUCCESSIVELY FROM RETRACTED POSITIONS TO EFFECTIVE POSITIONS TO FORM THE SUCCESSIVE STALLS; AND MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLATFORM CONVEYOR AND THE STALL GATE MOVING MEANS AND AUTOMATICALLY OPERATIVE TO STOP THE MOVEMENT OF THE PLATFORM CONVEYOR AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE STALL GATES IN RESPONSE TO A COW OBSTRUCTING THE MOVEMENT OF A STALL GATE FROM ITS INEFFECTIVE POSITION TO ITS EFFECTIVE POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
IN A SYSTEM OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED FOR MILKING COWS, THE COMBINATION OF: A PLATFORM CONVEYOR TO CONVEY THE COWS IN SEQUENCE THROUGH A ZONE FOR MILKING OPERATION; A PLURALITY OF GATES TO DIVIDE THE AREA OF THE PLATFORM CONVEYOR INTO STALLS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL COWS; MEANS TO MOVE SAID STALL GATES ON A CONTINUOUS PATH WITH THE STALL GATES MOVING SYNCHRONOUSLY WITH THE PLATFORM CONVEYOR ALONG ONE RUN OF THE PATH AND RETURNING ALONG A SECOND RUN OF THE PATH WITH THE RETURNING GATES SWINGING SUCCESSIVELY FROM RETRACTED POSITIONS TO EFFECTIVE POSITIONS TO FORM THE SUCCESSIVE STALLS; AND MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLATFORM CONVEYOR AND THE STALL GATE MOVING MEANS AND AUTOMATICALLY OPERATIVE TO STOP THE MOVEMENT OF THE PLATFORM CONVEYOR AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE STALL GATES IN RESPONSE TO A COW OBSTRUCTING THE MOVEMENT OF A STALL GATE FROM ITS INEFFECTIVE POSITION TO ITS EFFECTIVE POSITION.
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