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Front positioning rail for milking parlor

  • US 5,638,768 A
  • Filed: 01/19/1996
  • Issued: 06/17/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A front positioning rail for a milking parlor in which cows stand alongside one another, said front positioning rail being movable between a milking position and a release position, wherein in the milking position the rail restrains said cows with their heads projecting over the rail and with the rail contacting briskets of said cows above their front legs and below their heads, said front positioning rail comprising:

  • an elongated rail member extending laterally, having a proximal generally vertical side and a horizontal upper edge;

    a plurality of vertical positioning loops rising above said upper edge and defining head positions for said cows between successive ones of said loops, said positioning loops having left and right edges, and being spaced from one another at a predetermined interval, each said interval defining the respective head position andmeans for moving said rail member between said milking position and said release position so that said cows can exit said parlor.

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