Patent ID: 8939032
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: E02D,G01M,G01N

Abstract:
1. A device for testing the tension bearing capabilities of in-ground anchors or the like, the device comprising: a wheeled, mobile platform having a generally horizontal support surface, the horizontal support surface having a removed edge, the horizontal support surface spaced above the ground, the wheeled, mobile platform having a front end, and a rear end; an anchor testing assembly engaging the horizontal support surface, having a cable at a removed end adapted to engage the in-ground anchor and applying tension thereto; a first adjustable leg assembly having a body and a leg, the body rigidly engaged with the mobile platform and spaced apart from the ground with the leg extendable and retractable therefrom, the removed end of the leg capable of reaching the ground when in an extended position and off the ground in a retracted position; and a second adjustable leg assembly having a body and a leg, the body rigidly engaged with the mobile platform and spaced apart from the ground with the leg extendable and retractable therefrom, the removed end of the leg capable of reaching the ground when in an extended position and off the ground in a retracted position.