Compression tester
AssigneeThe United States Bedding Company
InventorsRichard Eide, Gerald A. Golembeck
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Abstract
A compression tester for resilient objects such as springs and foam articles, including a supporting bed for the object to be tested. A platen is positioned on the object and a driving handle is engaged for forcing the platen into the object. A scale measures the amount of force applied and the distance of movement of the platen into the object is simultaneously indicated. This provides a tester which will determine the force required for depressing a resilient object through a given distance.
Claims6
In a compression tester for resilient objects comprising a supporting bed for the object to be tested, a platen movably positioned over said supporting bed, a movable frame supporting said platen, a scale for measuring the force applied by said platen to said object, an actuating arm for driving the platen into said object, said scale having an upper end suspended from said frame and a lower end connected to said actuating arm, driving force applied to said actuating arm being transmitted through said arm to said scale, and through said scale to said frame and platen whereby driving of the platen into said object provides a reading on said scale for determination of the force applied, and means for measuring the distance of depression of the platen into the object whereby the force required for depression of the platen for a given distance can be measured.
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