Portable spring tester

A portable spring tester adapted for use in testing spring strength for spring assemblies mounted on automobiles and the like comprising;

• a mounting arm with means thereon for removably locating the tester in fixed position on supporting structures on the spring assembly, an actuating arm extending from the mounting arm in position to engage with the spring assembly and be shiftable to bias the spring, engagement means on the tester for removably mounting a strength indicator thereon so that when the actuating arm is shifted to bias the spring, the strength indicator will provide a reading to indicate the spring strength, the mounting arm and the actuating arm are integrally formed with a central base portion into a U-shaped configuration with each arm forming an opposing leg of the U-shaped tester, the means for removably locating the tester in fixed position on supporting structures being on an edge of the mounting arm distal from an inner section of the central base portion, and the end of the actuating arm distal from the central base portion being substantially axially aligned with the spring to form an engagement surface with the spring assembly which acts in substantially a direct axial direction to bias the spring and thereby facilitate operation of the tester and to facilitate the provision of an accurate reading to indicate spring strength, the means for removably locating the tester in fixed position on supporting structures on the spring assembly including a laterally extending flange on an end of the mounting arm formed by two parallel tangs, and the tangs being positioned to capture a reciprocal rod means on said spring assembly therebetween with the upper surface of the tangs bearing on an adjacent portion of the rod means to thereby removably mount the tester in position on the spring assembly.