Asymmetric teat cup claw

- Alfa Laval Agri AB
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an asymmetric teat cup claw of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D418951
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 18, 1998
Date of Patent: Jan 11, 2000
Assignee: Alfa Laval Agri AB (Tumba)
Inventor: Marie-Louise Gustafsson (Stockholm)
Primary Examiner: Ruth McInroy
Assistant Examiner: Catherine R. Oliver
Law Firm: Hovey, Williams, Timmons & Collins
Application Number: 0/96,673
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Miscellaneous (D30/199)
International Classification: 3099;