APPARATUS FOR PNEUMATIC MASSAGING OF HEIFER'S UDDER Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular, animal farming equipment. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has bowl-shaped hood with transverse partition for isolating of fore udder parts from rear udder parts. Hollow elastic layer is fastened along upper edge of partition. Each of two hood volumes incorporates deformers, branch pipes with throttles and corrugated pipes. Hood is equipped with guide for moving hood parts to provide bringing apart or bringing together said halves to alter volume of hood. Each of branch pipes is provided with gate arranged at inlet part of hood chamber. Corrugated pipes are attached to hood case by means of membranes, are made in the form of cones and are equipped with suckers for attaching to teats. EFFECT: increased efficiency in massaging of heifer's udder at six-eight month period of pregnant heifer. 1 dwg