US 11,945,694 B1
Master link test fixture assembly
Greg Gilfillan, Claremore, OK (US)
Assigned to The Crosby Group LLC, Tulsa, OK (US)
Filed by The Crosby Group LLC, Tulsa, OK (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/373,882.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/055,614, filed on Jul. 23, 2020.
Int. Cl. B66C 1/12 (2006.01); F16G 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC B66C 1/125 (2013.01) [F16G 15/00 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A test fixture assembly for proof testing of a master link and for proof testing of a sling assembly, which test fixture assembly comprises:
a lift connector with a pair of opposed eyes;
a pin receivable through said pair of opposed eyes;
a pair of opposed plates suspended from said pin; and
a load support structure extending between said pair of opposed plates and configured to receive a master link;
wherein said load support structure is at least a first pair of spaced apart load posts;
and
wherein a guide sleeve is receivable over said pin between said pair of opposed plates and said guide sleeve is attached to at least one of said pair of opposed plates by a clip.