Teatcups

It is made up of a claw, four teatcups, (Shells and rubber liners) long milk tube, long pulsation tube, and a pulsator.

Teatcups are composed of a rigid outer shell (stainless steel or plastic) that holds a soft inner liner or inflation.

The claw is an assembly that connects the short pulse tubes and short milk tubes from the teatcups to the long pulse tube and long milk tube.

The four streams of milk from the teatcups are usually combined in the claw and transported to the milkline, or the collection bucket (usually sized to the output of one cow) in a single milk hose.

When milking is completed the vacuum to the milking unit is shut off and the teatcups are removed.