Patent ID: 7938015

Claim:
A material testing machine comprising: a pair of columnar members disposed on both sides of a specimen; a pole cover to conceal a columnar member; a crosshead, constructed so as to bridge the pair of columnar members, that applies a load to the specimen by moving in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the columnar members; and a support pole that is detachably attached to a surface of the pole cover and to which a mounting fixture is to be attached, the support pole extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis circumjacent the pair of columnar members; and a sliding attachment unit that is slidably attached to a surface of the support pole and that attaches a mounting fixture for use in material testing to the support pole, wherein the sliding attachment unit slides along the support pole in the direction of the longitudinal axis and slides the mounting fixture for use in material testing to change a position at which the mounting fixture is attached.