Patent ID: 6041660
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: G01L,G01N

Abstract:
A tensile strength tester for applying a tensile force tending to pull a screw member fitted in a base material out of said base material to thereby measure a tensile strength in terms of said tensile force, said tensile strength tester comprising:casing means for seating said tester on the base material;pulling means for exerting a tensile force on the screw member, said pulling means including a first end having a threaded portion capable of mating with said screw member, and a first connecting portion positioned at a second end opposing said first end in an axial direction; androtating means for causing said pulling means to rotate relative to said casing means, said rotating means including a second connecting portion configured to operatively connect to said first connecting portion of said pulling means, and a hollow portion extending through said rotating means such that said pulling means is inserted in the axial direction through said hollow portion until said first connecting portion is operatively connected to said second connecting portion.