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Patent Inventor Names
David Boast0
Date of Patent
August 23, 2011
0Patent Application Number
121999920
Date Filed
August 28, 2008
0Patent Citations Received
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The invention relates to apparatus for milking animals such as cows, components of the apparatus and methods of milking animals employing the apparatus. The apparatus comprises at least two resilient membranes having a space therebetween into which the teat of the animal may be inserted. The membranes are held by a support structure under tension in a direction transverse to the direction of insertion of the teat, to protect the teat from excessive force when the membranes fall onto the teat.
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