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A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7827868 | Apparatus for a cam-based jack assembly for use in materials, testing machines and an accompanying method for use therewith A jack assembly, for use in a materials testing system, utilizes both a cam and a resilient push block. The cam, having an progressive eccentric, is situated between the push block and a jaw housing and located partially within a corresponding shallow channel in eac... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7784357 | Creep tester for precision load control with weight A creep tester for a precise and accurate creep test includes a movable actuator capable of loading corresponding to change in length of a specimen, a cam actuator operated in association with the movable actuator, and a self weight actuator. The movable actuator in... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7500401 | Swivel jaw face for tensile and similar testing A wedge action grip for tensile or similar testing is provided with a pair of jaws wherein at least one jaw includes a swiveling element with a gripping surface. The jaw and associated swiveling element may have cylindrical swiveling surfaces whereby the swiveling e... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7320242 | Tensile impact apparatus The present invention generally relates to a tensile impact apparatus that is designed to give dynamic stress-strain curves and fracture characteristics for a rubber specimen undergoing tensile impact loading. More particularly, this invention relates to a tensile i... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7260998 | Apparatuses and methods for structurally testing fasteners Apparatuses and methods for structurally testing fasteners are described herein. A fastener test apparatus configured in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes a first support member configured to support a head portion of a fastener, and a second supp... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249523 | Apparatus and method for measuring mechanical properties A rheological measurement can be made comprising the steps of disposing a sample to be measured between two opposing surfaces of a fixture; coupling two opposing surfaces of the sample with a corresponding adjacent one of the two opposing surfaces of the fixture to ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240565 | Strip ejector A strip ejector removes a longitudinal test strip (12), which has at least one test field for wetting by a fluid, from a measuring device that optically or amperemetrically measures such test strip. The ejector includes a clamping jaw holder (14), and ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7219565 | Specimen holding apparatus A specimen holding apparatus includes a main body, a specimen supporting surface provided on the main body, and a restraining element movable along the main body in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the main body from a first position in... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7155982 | Testing apparatus for compression and shear testing of a test component such as a curved aircraft component A testing apparatus receives a test component between a force introduction table and a pressure plate, which apply a compressive load to the component therebetween. First and second shear beams are secured to opposite vertical edges of the component to respectively ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6994385 | Arrow extractor An arrow extractor presents a plate having a shelf thereon for placement along one side of an embedded arrow shaft. A locking block on the opposed side of the shaft is movable from a first release position to a second locked position against the shaft so as to clamp... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6908086 | Chuck The chuck (10) is comprised of a chuck body (11) having an inner cone surface and a grip head (12) with a corresponding outer cone surface. The grip head (12) is subdivided into individual clamping jaws (21) by several seperating s... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6757642 | Method for performing wedge analysis for assessing wedge instabilities in underground openings A method is provided for performing wedge analysis for assessing wedge occurrence and instability in underground openings, such as mines, caves, and the like. The method scales full-span wedge predictions, accounting for both occurrence and instability potential of ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6467357 | Clamping apparatus and method for testing strength characteristics of sheets A holding clamp for use in a testing apparatus for determining tensile and sheer strength characteristics of a reinforcement sheet. The holding clamp defines a channel having at least two adjacent bearing surfaces and an opening to an exterior surface. An... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6267012 | Tensile specimen test grip Tensile loading is applied to a notched specimen bar through the base of a fixture grip having a pair of interfitting pieces releasably held assembled in a fixture position in axial abutment with the base and in engagement with the specimen bar by means o... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6237422 | Apparatus and method for testing strength of electrical bond sites on semiconductor devices A test device for applying a tensile force to electrical bond sites of a semiconductor device includes jaws (21), adapted to closely engage the surface of the bond site, typically a solder ball (22), while an inner edge portion (23) of each jaw approaches... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6016685 | Apparatus for measuring the coefficient of friction of a golf ball The testing apparatus serves to measure the coefficient of friction of a golf ball. The apparatus has a base with a pair of flexure arms which carry inserts between which a golf ball may be pushed under a force in order to flex the flexure arms outwardly.... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5556596 | Corrosive environment sensor, corrosive environment measuring apparatus and corrosive environment control system A corrosive environment sensor comprises an elongate metal member having a pair of beam portions, each extending in a length direction between first and second ends of the metal member, and having a crack growth portion formed therein and extending in the... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5512727 | Hot grip assembly A gripping system for use in uniaxial testing of test specimens at elevated temperatures, typically above 900°-1000° F. The uniaxial mechanical testing is typically tensile testing conducted on high temperature engineering materials which operate under ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5421205 | Apparatus for the rapid ultimate material strength testing of test samples The ultimate tensile strength of a test sample is tested in a high speed testing machine having a frame (2), a force measuring device (9A), and a load application mechanism (3, 4) for applying a loading stroke to the test sample after a loading piston has... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5378429 | Corrosive environment sensor, corrosive environment measuring apparatus and corrosive environment control system A corrosive environment sensor comprises an elongate member having a pair of elongate beam portions and a crack growth portion formed between the pair of beam portions so as to extend axially, and a wedge inserted between the pair of beam portions, wherei... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5195379 | Test device for traction and compression on a test piece after atmosphere re-entry simulation A test piece subjected to a test is embodied from a pellet in which two half-moon shaped notches are embodied, the test piece taking support on two arc-shaped shoulders situated at the base of a clamping jaw extremity having a ribbed support plate. Two ja... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5056372 | Copper collet grip mechanism The present invention describes an improved collet grip for holding tensile bars during testing. The collet includes a 90° concave surface to match the machined tensile bar thereby improving the gripping action. The collet also has a taper on the inside ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5054324 | Apparatus for clamping a test sample without any bending moment Test samples, especially samples made of ceramic materials, are tested under tension and/or compression loads while simultaneously avoiding the application of a bending moment to the test sample. For this purpose, each end of the test sample is held by a ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4909085 | Mechanical property testing machine In accordance with the present invention an improved alignment assembly is provided wherein when a threaded fastener is the test specimen, the fastener is gripped by a collet made of two longitudinally split, threaded, and tapered pieces held together wit... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4888995 | Test specimen grip apparatus Improvements in test specimen grip apparatus for tensile stress testing machines includes replaceable grip inserts that are able to accommodate wider than usual test specimens, particularly textile test specimens. The specimen grip means or grip inserts a... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4850231 | Compression test machines A stabilization and gripping device for use with a compression test machine to measure strain vs load characteristics of, in particular composite material uni-directional ply specimens, includes a guide sleeve, two hollow open ended end-blocks adapted to ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4721000 | Axial loading material testing A grip for a material testing load frame including a grip plate for engaging the end of an elongated sample having a longitudinal axis and a grip body having one end for connecting to the grip plate and another end for connecting to a loading component of... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4662229 | Grip assembly Grip apparatus for use with tensile stress testing apparatus includes a housing having connecting means on the top of the housing for connecting the grip apparatus to the tensile stress testing apparatus. A first elongated bore extends from the bottom of ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4627293 | Apparatus for tension testing of lumber A lumber testing apparatus incorporates opposed wedges to simultaneously exert tension and clamp forces on boards being tested. The inclined wedge surfaces utilize bearing materials and wedge angles selected to match the required clamp forces to tension f... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4606891 | Electrode holder useful in a corrosion testing device The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for holding one or more test electrodes of precisely known exposed surface area. The present invention is particularly useful in a device for determining the corrosion properties of the material... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4393718 | Assembly for stress testing material under high temperatures An assembly as used to test material in a specimen within a high temperat range. The specimen or workpiece is clamped into a clamping mechanism having two clamping heads that are movably disposed with respect to each other. A divided workpiece end holder... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4372153 | Pipe clamp and a probing device comprising a pipe clamp A pipe clamp suitable for transmitting a tensile force as well as a compression force to a pipe comprises a housing (18) having a cylindrical inner wall, an opening (19) for passing a pipe to be clamped, two guide blocks (21,22) each having a sliding surf... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4194402 | Testing machine grip A grip for a materials testing machine comprises a housing, first and second wedge members within the housing, the first wedge member having a gripping surface defining a test-specimen-receiving aperture and the second wedge member having an aperture for ... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4080824 | Test specimen grip assembly A test specimen grip assembly for holding a metallurgical test specimen in a test apparatus operative to apply tensile force to the specimen. The grip assembly includes plural tapered inserts which apply to the specimen a radial wedge gripping force that ... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4073185 | Test piece gripping device The housing of a test piece gripping device is rectangular and includes two raised pad surfaces extending across the width of the housing at different locations. One of the raised pad surfaces extends across the housing at its upper front face while the s... | 02/14/1978 |
