Cord-locking device and a milking unit removal device comprising such a cord-locking device
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A cord-locking device for releasably gripping a cord, comprising:
- a holding member; and
a grip member arranged to receive the cord and be held releasably by said holding member wherein the grip member, held by the holding member, is arranged to fixedly lock the received cord by clamping as a consequence of a first pulling load applied to the cord, wherein the grip member is arranged to be released from said holding member when the cord is subjected to a second pulling load which is greater than the first pulling load, and wherein the grip member, when released from said holding member, is arranged to enable the release of the received cord from the grip member.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A cord-locking device for releasably gripping a cord (4), which preferably may be used in a milking machine as a safety coupling. The cord comprises a grip member (12) arranged to receive the cord (4) and to hold releasably by a holding member (13). The grip member (12), held by the holding member (13), is arranged to lock fixedly the received cord (4) by clamping as a consequences of a pulling load applied to the cord (4). The grip (12), when released from said holding member (13), is arranged to enable the release of the received cord (4) from the grip member (12).
-
Citations
18 Claims
-
1. A cord-locking device for releasably gripping a cord, comprising:
-
a holding member; and
a grip member arranged to receive the cord and be held releasably by said holding member wherein the grip member, held by the holding member, is arranged to fixedly lock the received cord by clamping as a consequence of a first pulling load applied to the cord, wherein the grip member is arranged to be released from said holding member when the cord is subjected to a second pulling load which is greater than the first pulling load, and wherein the grip member, when released from said holding member, is arranged to enable the release of the received cord from the grip member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. In combination:
-
a milking member;
a removing member including an operating cylinder with a movable piston and a cord; and
a cord-locking device including a holding member and a grip member arranged to receive the cord and be held releasably by said holding member, wherein the grip member, held by;
the holding member, is arranged to fixedly lock the received cord by clamping as a consequence of a pulling load applied to the cord, and wherein the grip member is arranged to enable the release of the received cord from the grip member,wherein one end of the cord is connected to said milking member and its other end is connected releasably to said cord-locking device, and the cord between its end points is displaceably provided by the movable piston of the operating cylinder.
-
Specification