Measuring and testing – Testing by impact or shock – Accelerated or decelerated specimen
Patent
1991-04-25
1993-03-09
Woodiel, Donald O.
Measuring and testing
Testing by impact or shock
Accelerated or decelerated specimen
73862642, 73 1201, G01L 104, G01N 308
Patent
active
051917831
ABSTRACT:
A portable basketball rim rebound testing device 10 is illustrated as a preferred embodiment for testing the rebound characteristics of a basketball rim 12 and its accompanying support system to determine the rebound characteristics of the system. The apparatus 10 includes a depending frame 28 having a "C" shaped hook 36 for releasably rigidly connecting the frame to the basketball rim 12. A free weight 60 is mounted on a guide rod 52 permitting the free weight to be dropped and impacting against face plate 56 and ceramic washer 58 to generate a sharp force impulse for deflecting the basketball rim downwardly and then permitting the rim to vibrate. A transducer 24 is mounted on the depending frame 28 to sense either the acceleration or the force being applied to the basketball rim 12 for a period of approximately 50 milliseconds to obtain sufficient information to calculate the rebound characteristics. In this embodiment, a signal processing means 26 to the transducer to process the electrical signal and to determine the magnitude of the force, the average force and to integrate the force over time to determine the impulse applied and absorbed by the basketball rim to determine the rebound characteristics of the basketball rim in a very accurate and consistent manner.
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