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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2009
Charles R. Smida, Isanti, MN (US);
Charles R. Smida, Isanti, MN (US);
Airmo, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Hydrostatic testing tool and methods for testing a test article, such as a hose or container having an external threaded aperture. The preferred testing tool includes a housing, a piston and a collet body having a plurality of collet segments collectively forming a cylindrical inner perimeter having a variable diameter, each collet segment having a threaded surface on the inner perimeter such that the piston can selectively actuate the collet body to vary the diameter of the inner perimeter. In preferred embodiments, the hydrostatic testing tool utilizes a handle assembly that is arranged and configured such that only one hand is needed to operate the hydrostatic testing tool.