Tension measuring device
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1. A tension measuring device, comprising:
- a probe configured to exert a force upon a test object at a particular location;
a sensor that detects the force that the probe exerts upon the test object; and
a switch that signals the sensor indicating the test object has been displaced a particular distance, such that the sensor measures the force at a time when the test object has been displaced the particular distance and wherein a switch trigger contact is biased to be coupled to the probe until the test object has been displaced the particular distance.
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes devices and method for measuring tension in a test object. An example device includes a probe configured to exert a force upon a test object at a particular location, a sensor that detects the force that the probe exerts upon the test object, and a switch that signals the sensor indicating the test object has been displaced a particular distance and/or angle, such that the sensor measures the force at a time when the test object has been displaced the particular distance and/or angle.
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1. A tension measuring device, comprising:
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a probe configured to exert a force upon a test object at a particular location; a sensor that detects the force that the probe exerts upon the test object; and a switch that signals the sensor indicating the test object has been displaced a particular distance, such that the sensor measures the force at a time when the test object has been displaced the particular distance and wherein a switch trigger contact is biased to be coupled to the probe until the test object has been displaced the particular distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for measuring the tension of a test object, comprising:
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displacing the test object a particular distance by pressing a probe against the test object at a first location to exert a force upon the test object; signaling the test object has been displaced the particular distance in response to the test object contacting a switch; measuring the force exerted upon the test object in response to signaling the test object has been displaced the particular distance; and correlating the measured force to a local tension at the first location of the test object. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for measuring the tension of a test object, comprising:
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engaging a test object with a probe of a tension measuring device at a particular angle, wherein engaging the test object with the probe exerts a force upon the test object; and measuring a plurality of forces exerted upon the test object each time the probe has displaced the test object a corresponding distance in response to the test object contacting one of a plurality of switches when the test object is displaced the corresponding distance associated with the plurality of switches. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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