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US 12,460,999 B2Granted
Tensile testing apparatus
AssigneeProduct Innovation and Engineering L.L.C.
InventorConnor Lane Coward
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Abstract
A tensile testing apparatus includes a specimen cartridge and a jaw actuator. The jaw actuator is operable to grip and pull a specimen in tension. The specimen cartridge is operable for holding multiple specimens. The specimen cartridge is rotatable for sequentially presenting specimens to the jaw actuator.
Claims22
A tensile testing apparatus comprising:
- a base structure;
- a specimen holder, the specimen holder being separate from the base structure, the specimen holder being removably attachable to and rotatable relative to the base structure, the specimen holder being operable to hold multiple specimens on the specimen holder when the specimen holder is removed from the base structure and is separated from the base structure and to hold the multiple specimens on the specimen holder as the specimen holder is attached to the base structure and after the specimen holder has been attached to the base structure;
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- an actuator on the base structure, the actuator being operable to grip a corresponding specimen of the multiple specimens held by the specimen holder after the specimen holder has been attached to the base structure;
- wherein the specimen holder is removable and separatable from the base structure such that the specimen holder can be loaded independently with the multiple specimens and then attached to the base structure for automated sequential tensile testing of the multiple specimens as the multiple specimens are simultaneously moved through different stages of testing when the specimen holder is rotated relative to the base structure.
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