Vent protecting stiffener for a dairy animal milker unit tube

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a vent protecting stiffener for a dairy animal milker unit tube;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front elevational view of the vent protecting stiffener for a dairy animal milker unit tube;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof, the top view being a mirror image;

FIG. 6 is a front, bottom, and right side isometric view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front, right, and top isometric view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front, top, and left side isometric view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front and left side isometric view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a front, left, and bottom isometric view thereof.

The exemplary broken line depiction of a milker unit liner with a short milk tube and vent plug, are shown for purposes of illustration only, and forms no part of the design claim.

Claims

The ornamental design for a vent protecting stiffener for a dairy animal milker unit tube, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D830649
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 29, 2016
Date of Patent: Oct 9, 2018
Assignee: GEA Farm Technologies, Inc. (Naperville, IL)
Inventor: Nathan Hedlund (Galesville, WI)
Primary Examiner: Susan Moon Lee
Application Number: 29/553,214
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Miscellaneous (D30/199)