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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2009
Bradley C. Litz, Chaska, MN (US);
Thomas R. Kerns, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jay S. Warner, Annandale, MN (US);
Armin-otto Michelbach, Lauda-Koenigshofen, DE;
Bradley C. Litz, Chaska, MN (US);
Thomas R. Kerns, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jay S. Warner, Annandale, MN (US);
Armin-Otto Michelbach, Lauda-Koenigshofen, DE;
MTS Systems Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A test system includes a platform having a movable endless belt. A restraint is configured to restrain a test article in a selected vertical position relative to the moveable belt. The restraint includes at least a pair of axially rigid supports wherein at least one rigid support is provided on each side of the movable belt and has an end configured to be secured to the test article, and wherein each support extends from a stationary portion, relative to the belt, of the platform over at least a portion of the movable belt.