US 11,988,644 B1
In-situ bollard tester
Gerritt E. Lang, Ventura, CA (US); Elaina Ryan, Camarillo, CA (US); Juan Carrillo, Oxnard, CA (US); Ricardo Contreras, Santa Maria, CA (US); Zachary Harwood, Ventura, CA (US); Benjamin Hulbert, San Diego, CA (US); Dennis Michael How, Camarillo, CA (US); and Timothy Paul Kurtin, II, Oxon Hill, MD (US)
Assigned to The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/705,496.
Application 17/705,496 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/529,428, filed on Nov. 18, 2021.
Application 17/529,428 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/777,460, filed on Jan. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,215,541, issued on Jan. 4, 2022.
Int. Cl. G01N 3/10 (2006.01); B63B 21/06 (2006.01); G01M 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 3/04 (2006.01); G01N 3/08 (2006.01); E02B 3/20 (2006.01); E02B 3/24 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 3/10 (2013.01) [G01N 3/08 (2013.01); B63B 21/06 (2013.01); E02B 3/20 (2013.01); E02B 3/24 (2013.01); G01M 5/005 (2013.01); G01M 5/0075 (2013.01); G01N 3/04 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0017 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0048 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0244 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An in-situ bollard tester, comprising:
a frame, comprising:
a pair of base assemblies arranged in parallel, each comprising:
a support frame having at least one side disposed along a horizontal plane; and
a cantilever arm attached to a distal end of said support frame and having a projecting end disposed along a vertical plane; and
a spreader bar coupled to said pair of base assemblies;
a tensioner comprising:
a pair of hydraulic arms disposed in parallel between said pair of support frames and each having a lower end pivotally coupled near proximal ends of said pair of support frames, said pair of hydraulic arms being in an angular relationship with said horizontal plane; and
a linear crossmember attached to upper ends of said pair of hydraulic arms; and
a cable having first and second ends coupled near opposing ends of said linear crossmember.