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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
William P. Kroll, Medina, MN (US);
Karl J. F. Kroll, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Intercomp Company, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/702 ;
Abstract
A tire test apparatus, comprising a base, a support, a force applicator, a tire contact member in contact with a tire, a travel indicator mechanism, and a force indicator mechanism. The support extends upwardly from the base and holds a tire a predetermined distance above the base. The force applicator applies a force to cause pressure between the tire and the tire contact member. The travel indicator mechanism quantifies a change in relative positions between the tire and the tire contact member. The force indicator mechanism quantifies the force applied by the force applicator.