Patent ID: 6520004
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
An apparatus (1) for measuring mar resistance of a test sample (56) comprising:means for indentor guiding (6), said means being mounted on a post (4) of said apparatus (1) comprises: means for indentor driving (7) having an indentor (32) positioned therein, and means for sensing travel (9) of said indentor towards and away from a surface of said test sample; and means for directing said test sample, said means being positioned on a base (2) of said apparatus comprising: holder means (13) to secure said test sample (56) thereon with the surface of said test sample (56) in perpendicular relationship with said indentor (32), and staging means (11) for traversing said test sample in a direction tangential to said indentor, such that when a tip of said indentor (32) is simultaneously driven into said test sample, a scratch is produced on the surface of said test sample.