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US 5,329,807 AGranted
Centrifuge test apparatus for footwear and apparel
AssigneeW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
InventorsThomas G. Sugar, Seshamamba Yalamanchili
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Abstract
This invention relates to a centrifugal apparatus for testing the waterproofness of an article of footwear. The centrifugal apparatus may also be used to test other apparel such as gloves, socks, waders, pants, and hats.
Claims14
A test apparatus for detecting leakage of a liquid from articles of footwear comprising:
- (a) at least one hanging basket capable of swinging outward and inward into which the footwear filled with water to be tested is placed;
- (b) a rotatable hub having a longitudinal axis around which the hanging basket is positioned;
- (c) a means for rotating the rotatable hub;
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- (d) a housing enclosure containing the rotatable hub and hanging basket.
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A test apparatus for detecting leakage of a liquid from article of clothing comprising:
- (a) at least one clamping means capable of swinging outward and inward into which the article filled with water to be tested is clamped;
- (b) a rotatable hub having a longitudinal axis around which the clamping means is positioned;
- (c) a means for rotating the rotatable hub;
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- (d) a housing enclosure containing the rotatable hub and clamping means.
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A test apparatus for detecting leakage of a liquid from trousers and waders comprising:
- (a) a holding means comprising a base plate and a perpendicular supporting plate having gripping means to grip the trousers at a waist area and closure means at the base plate to support the trousers to bottoms and render them leakproof;
- (b) a rotatable hub having a longitudinal axis around which the holding means is positioned;
- (c) a means for rotating the rotatable hub;
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- (d) a housing enclosure containing the rotatable hub and clamping means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.