Patent ID: 6029504
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: G01M,G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
A tube loading apparatus for receiving an elongated hollow tube during axial load testing or fluid leak testing, comprising:a pair of spaced apart plates extending parallel to one another, each plate having at least a central opening for receiving said elongated hollow tube during axial load testing or fluid leak testing;at least two elongated connecting members extending in a parallel direction between the pair of plates, wherein the elongated connecting members are each supported by each plate of the pair of plates;at least two load inducing devices for imparting a mechanical force load to the pair of plates, the load inducing device being carried by the elongated connecting member;a load measuring device carried by one of the pair of plates for measuring the axial load that includes an axial tensile load or an axial compressive load induced on the pair of plates; anda load counterbalancing device carried by the other plate of the pair of plates, the load counterbalancing device imparting a compressive load on said other plate.