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Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 14, 2020
Applicant:

Ronald C. Clarke, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Inventor:

Ronald C. Clarke, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Valley Forge & Bolt Mfg. Co., Phoenix, AZ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 (2006.01); G08C 17/00 (2006.01); F16B 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 (2013.01); F16B 31/025 (2013.01); G08C 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A load indicator apparatus which is compact, portable and detachably mounted on the tie-rod. The load indicator apparatus includes a first reference fixture configured for attachment at a first position on the tie-rod, a second fixture configured for attachment at a second position on the tie-rod and an elongation gauge extending between the first reference fixture and the second fixture and configured to measure displacement of the second fixture relative to the first reference fixture during elongation of the tie-rod. A displacement transducer is connected to the second fixture to measure a capacitance value proportional to the loading acting on the tie-rod and transfers it to a load monitoring unit which translates the measured capacitance into a visual load reading and an electronic load output value.


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Clarke, Ronald. (2022). External tie-rod load indicator (U.S. Patent No. 11536618). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11536618

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