Patent ID: 7260998
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: G01L

Abstract:
1. A fastener test apparatus comprising: a first support member configured to support a head portion of a fastener; a second support member configured to support a locking feature positioned on a shaft portion of the fastener; a force measurement device configured to be operably sandwiched between a first portion of the first support member and a second portion of the second support member; a first fixture configured to exert a first force against the first support member in a first direction; and a second fixture configured to exert a second force against the second support member in a second direction opposite to the first direction, wherein exerting the first force against the first support member and the second force against the second support member causes the first and second support members to apply a tensile force to the fastener, wherein the first fixture includes at least first and second leg portions extending outwardly from a first base portion, and the second fixture includes at least third and fourth leg portions extending outwardly from a second base portion, wherein the first and second leg portions are configured to press against the first support member in the first direction, and the third and fourth leg portions are configured to press against the second support member in the second direction, and wherein the first support member is configured to fit at least partially between the third and fourth leg portions, and the second support member is configured to fit at least partially between the first and second leg portions.