Surface performance testing apparatus, systems and methods
AssigneeStadium Grow Lighting B.V.
InventorsKyley Hampton Dickson, John Charles Sorochan
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Abstract
Apparatus and systems disclosed herein are designed to be used to study various forces acting on an athletic field or an athletic surface caused by the interaction between a shoe and the turf or athletic surface during a simulated impact. Various surfaces can be tested and analyzed, including assessing deceleration, acceleration and cutting traction potential on the surfaces. The disclosed apparatuses and systems allow for the testing of a wide variety of footwear, at any desired impact angle, and at various simulated forces.
Claims39
A surface performance testing apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a cart slidably affixed to a rail;
- an actuator linked to the cart;
- and
- a footform affixed to the cart,
- wherein the cart, rail and actuator are arranged in a housing mounted in an external framework in a fixed manner, wherein the housing is configured to position the cart, rail and actuator within the external framework to allow the cart, rail and actuator to be set to a desired angle to thereby cause the footform to strike a test surface at a desired contact angle, wherein the desired contact angle ranges from 20 to 45 degrees.
A surface performance testing apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a cart slidably affixed to a rail;
- an actuator linked to the cart;
- and
- a footform affixed to the cart,
- wherein the cart, rail and actuator are arranged to move the cart and attached footform at an angle relative to a substantially horizontal surface to be tested, whereby the footform contacts the surface to be tested at a desired contact angle, wherein the cart, rail and actuator are arranged within a housing, wherein the housing is rotatable at one end to adjust an angle of the housing relative to the substantially horizontal surface to be tested.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.