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US 2014/0360283 A1Published application
Padeye tester
AssigneeProserv Offshore Pty Ltd
InventorsJakub Kawka, Robert Friedrich Schmitz
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Abstract
A padeye tester is used for testing the condition of padeyes on underwater structures. The padeye tester has a frame having feet to engaged with an underwater structure, and a hook for engaging with a pad eye. The hook is moved under hydraulic pressure to provide a tensile force on the padeye, and the response to this tensile force indicates the padeye condition.
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A padeye tester, the padeye tester having:
- a frame, the frame including engagement feet for engaging with an item;
- and a padeye engager, the padeye engager arranged to engage with a padeye fixed to the item;
- the padeye engager being arranged to move relative to the frame such that a tensile force can be applied to the padeye;
- the padeye tester having a control means whereby the degree of tensile force applied can be controlled.
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