Method and device for measuring donning properties of hosiery
US6578433B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/8488
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a method for testing the forces experienced by a wearer when donning a tubular article. The method includes securing one end of a tubular hosiery article to be tested to a support, inserting a tension tester head within the tubular body and measuring the force against the article surface as the tester head passes through the article. An apparatus for performing this method is also disclosed. The tester head has a geometric shape that may be advanced by withdrawing the head through the hosiery or the hosiery may be drawn past the tension head.
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