US 12,174,152 B2
Controlled environment composite testing system
Corbin Tod Freitag, Fort Worth, TX (US)
Assigned to Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 4, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/112,879.
Prior Publication US 2022/0178801 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. G01N 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 3/08 (2013.01) [G01N 2203/0017 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0222 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0236 (2013.01); G01N 2203/04 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A test apparatus, comprising:
a first grip;
a second grip movable relative to the first grip;
a test specimen disposed to provide a load path between the first grip and the second grip; and
a first test chamber disposed to both substantially envelope the test specimen and move with one of the first grip and the second grip, wherein the first test chamber does not contact the test specimen; and
a second test chamber disposed to substantially envelope both the test specimen and the first test chamber, wherein the second test chamber does not contact the test specimen;
wherein the second test chamber is moved with at least one of the first grip and the second grip.