Housing for a material testing machine

- MTS Systems Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the housing for a material testing machine.

FIG. 2 is perspective view of the housing for a material testing machine illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the housing for a material testing machine illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the housing for a material testing machine illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the housing for a material testing machine illustrated in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the housing for a material testing machine illustrated in FIG. 1.

The bottom views of each embodiment are not claimed. The dashed or dotted lines form no part of the claimed design. The surfaces indicated as black represent a color of dark gray in FIGS. 22-23 and 25-26. The surfaces indicated with hatching in FIGS. 28-29, 31-32, 34-35 and 37-39 are intended not to depict a certain color, but rather represent any color is present.

Claims

The ornamental design for a housing for a material testing machine, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D728401
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 30, 2013
Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
Assignee: MTS Systems Corporation (Eden Prairie, MN)
Inventors: Bradley D. Schulz (Savage, MN), Paul M. Krueger (Maple Grove, MN), Mark W. Schulz (Minneapolis, MN), Serge Dubeau (Plymouth, MN)
Primary Examiner: Antoine D Davis
Application Number: 29/465,727
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Weight, Force Or Density (D10/83)