US PATENT SUBCLASS 73 / 856
.~ Specimen clamp, holder, or support

Current as of: June, 1999
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73 /   HD   MEASURING AND TESTING

760  DF  SPECIMEN STRESS OR STRAIN, OR TESTING BY STRESS OR STRAIN APPLICATION {12}
856.~ Specimen clamp, holder, or support {4}
857  DF  .~.~> With hydraulic or pneumatic actuation of grip
858  DF  .~.~> Winding drum or roller type
859  DF  .~.~> With wedging or camming elements contacting specimen
860  DF  .~.~> Opposed pair

DEFINITION

Classification: 73/856

Specimen clamp, holder, or support:

Apparatus for or method of holding a specimen to be subjected to a test of the type classified in subclasses 760+.

(1) Note. These holding devices or methods are subcombinations of the subject matter of subclasses 760+ and

are peculiar to such testing.

(2) Note. Single or plural gripping devices are classified herein, even if broadly correlated for testing; however, inclusion of additional structure for application or transmission of a test load will be classified in the appropriate subclass above.

(3) Note. Gripping Means, in general, without structure peculiar to stress or strain testing, is classified in the appropriate class therefor.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

24, Buckles, Buttons, Clasps, etc.,

455+, for clamps of a more general utility.