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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Steven Ray Lemmer, Norwood, MN (US);
Steven E. Sikkila, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Steven Ray Lemmer, Norwood, MN (US);
Steven E. Sikkila, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
MTS Systems Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A test specimen holder includes at least one pair of wedges, a plurality of pistons and a tie bar connected to each of the pistons. A single cylinder body is operable with each of the pistons and the wedges. The cylinder body is adapted to urge the wedges together with relative movement of the cylinder body with respect to the pistons.