Patent ID: 8714033

Claim:
A method of testing a catcher pin assembly to determine if a catcher pin is carrying load applied by a structure supported on a mounting element, the assembly comprising: the mounting element; the catcher pin; a compressible element; and a retaining element which is lockable to the catcher pin, wherein the compressible element being compressed between at least one of a head of the catcher pin and the mounting element and between the retaining element and the mounting element, in an assembled condition of the assembly, such that the compressible element applies a predetermined resistance to movement of the catcher pin relative to the mounting element; and the method comprising: applying a predetermined force to the catcher pin sufficient to overcome the predetermined resistance to movement of the catcher pin, and determining whether the catcher pin moves relative to the mounting element, wherein the catcher pin is not carrying the load applied by the structure when the catcher pin moves relative to the mounting element, and the catcher pin is carrying the load applied by the structure when the catcher does not move relative to the mounting element.