Milking box and cow stable comprising such a milking box

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9901071-B2
Application number	US-201314100796-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2013
Priority date	Feb 19, 2010
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

Milking box or boxes for cows, each milking box having two entrance fences for entry and two exit fences, wherein one first entrance fence and one first exit fence form a first pair of fences positioned at a first side, and one second entrance fence and one second exit fence form a second pair of fences at a second side which is opposite the first side. This type of milking box used in a cow stable further comprises resting boxes, at least one feeder trough, a separation zone or zones, and walking paths, wherein at least the resting boxes are placed at the first side of the milking box or boxes, and that at the second side of the milking box or boxes at least one is placed selected from the group comprising at least one feeder trough, a separation zone or zones, or outdoors.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A stable, comprising:
a first row of resting boxes;
a second row of resting boxes positioned colinearly with but separated from the first row of resting boxes;
a single milking box positioned between the first row of resting boxes and the second row of resting boxes, the single milking box comprising:
two entrance fences and two exit fences for the single milking box;
wherein a first entrance fence and a first exit fence form a first pair of fences positioned at a first side of the single milking box;
wherein a second entrance fence and a second exit fence form a second pair of fences positioned at a second side of the single milking box which is opposite the first side;
wherein the first entrance fence operates independently of the second entrance fence, the first exit fence, and the second exit fence;
wherein the second entrance fence operates independently of the first entrance fence, the first exit fence, and the second exit fence;
wherein the first exit fence operates independently of the first entrance fence, the second entrance fence, and the second exit fence;
wherein the second exit fence operates independently of the first entrance fence, the second entrance fence, and the first exit fence;
wherein a dairy livestock can enter the first entrance fence and have access to both the first exit fence and the second exit fence; and
wherein the dairy livestock can enter the second entrance fence and have access to both the first exit fence and the second exit fence.

2. The stable of claim 1 , wherein the single milking box is positioned transverse to at least one resting box in the first row of milking boxes.

3. The stable of claim 2 , further comprising a second single milking box positioned colinearly with the first single milking box.

4. The stable of claim 3 , wherein the second single milking box comprises a first entrance fence and a first exit fence on a first side of the second single milking box and a second entrance fence and a second exit fence on a second side of the second single milking box opposite to the first side.

5. The stable of claim 1 , further comprising a feeder trough positioned parallel to the first row of resting boxes.

6. A stable, comprising:
a first single milking box comprising a first entrance fence and a first exit fence on a first side of the first single milking box, and a second entrance fence and a second exit fence on a second side of the first single milking box opposite to the first side;
wherein the first entrance fence operates independently of the second entrance fence, the first exit fence, and the second exit fence;
wherein the second entrance fence operates independently of the first entrance fence, the first exit fence, and the second exit fence;
wherein the first exit fence operates independently of the first entrance fence, the second entrance fence, and the second exit fence;
wherein the second exit fence operates independently of the first entrance fence, the second entrance fence, and the first exit fence;
wherein a dairy livestock can enter the first entrance fence and have access to both the first exit fence and the second exit fence;
wherein the dairy livestock can enter the second entrance fence and have access to both the first exit fence and the second exit fence;

a second single milking box positioned adjacent to and colinearly with the first single milking box;
a resting box positioned adjacent to the first single milking box; and
a walking path positioned between the resting box and the first single milking box.

7. The stable of claim 6 , further comprising a feeder trough positioned parallel to a first row of resting boxes.

8. The stable of claim 6 , wherein the first and second single milking boxes are positioned at the end of a plurality of rows of resting boxes and separated from the resting boxes by a walking path.

9. The stable of claim 6 , wherein the first single milking box is positioned between a walking path on the first side and a separation zone on the second side.

10. The stable of claim 9 , wherein:
the separation zone is a first separation zone; and
the second single milking box is positioned between the walking path and a second separation zone.

11. The stable of claim 6 , wherein the second single milking box comprises a first entrance fence and a first exit fence on a first side of the second single milking box and a second entrance fence and a second exit fence on a second side of the second single milking box opposite to the first side.

12. A stable, comprising:
a plurality of rows of resting boxes;
positioned at the end of at least one row of resting boxes, at least one single milking box comprising a first entrance fence and a first exit fence on a first side of the single milking box and a second entrance fence and a second exit fence on a second side of the single milking box opposite to the first side, wherein the at least one single milking box is oriented parallel to at least one resting box in the at least one row of resting boxes;
wherein the first entrance fence operates independently of the second entrance fence, the first exit fence, and the second exit fence;
wherein the second entrance fence operates independently of the first entrance fence, the first exit fence, and the second exit fence;
wherein the first exit fence operates independently of the first entrance fence, the second entrance fence, and the second exit fence;
wherein the second exit fence operates independently of the first entrance fence, the second entrance fence, and the first exit fence;
wherein a dairy livestock can enter the first entrance fence and have access to both the first exit fence and the second exit fence;
wherein the dairy livestock can enter the second entrance fence and have access to both the first exit fence and the second exit fence; and

a walking path positioned between the end of the at least one row of resting boxes and the at least one single milking box.

13. The stable of claim 12 , wherein the first side of the single milking box faces the end of the at least one row of resting boxes and further comprising a separation zone adjacent to the second side of the single milking box.

14. The stable of claim 12 , wherein the single milking box comprises a first milking box and the stable further comprising a second milking box positioned at the end of a second row of resting boxes, wherein the second milking box is oriented parallel to at least one resting box in the second row of resting boxes.

15. The stable of claim 12 , further comprising a feeder trough having a longitudinal axis that is parallel to at least one row of resting boxes.

16. The stable of claim 12 , wherein the single milking box comprises a first milking box and the stable further comprising a second milking box positioned adjacent to the first milking box, wherein the first single milking box is arranged colinearly with the second single milking box.

17. The stable of claim 16 , wherein the second milking box comprises a first entrance fence and a first exit fence on a first side of the single milking box and a second entrance fence and a second exit fence on a second side of the single milking box opposite to the first side.

18. The stable of claim 17 , wherein the first and second milking boxes are positioned such that the first side of the first milking box is substantially parallel to the first side of the second milking box and the second side of the first milking box is substantially parallel to the second side of the second milking box

Assignees

• Tech Holdings Corporation
• Technologies Holdings Corp

Inventors

• Van Der Sluis Peter Willem

Classifications

• A01K1/12 Primary

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• A01K1/0017

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