Ultrasonic inspection apparatus for elongate members

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR TESTING ELONGATE MEMBERS, INCLUDING: (A) A RECTANGULAR OPEN-TOPPED CONTAINER HAVING TWO LONGITUDINALLY ALIGNED OPENINGS FORMED IN OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF; (B) FIRST MEANS IN SAID OPENINGS FOR SEALINGLY ENGAGING SAID ELONGATE MEMBER WHEN THE SAME IS ADVANCED THROUGH SAID CONTAINER; (C) A COVER PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED ON TOP OF SAID CONTAINER; (D) SECOND MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID COVER AND PROJECTING THEREBELOW FOR TRANSMITTING SPACED PULSES OF ULTRA SONIC WAVES THROUGH A LIQUID SITUATED IN SAID CONTAINER TO A SECTION OF SAID ELONGATE MEMBER IN SAID CONTAINER, SAID SECOND MEANS INCLUDING A WAVE TRAIN GENERATING AND RECEIVING SURFACE THAT IS DISPOSED IN SAID CONTAINER BELOW THE SURFACE OF SAID LIQUID; (E) A HOLLOW BODY HAVING A SLIT FORMED THEREIN, WHICH BODY IS AFFIXED TO SAID COVER AND DISPOSED THEREBELOW ADJACENT SAID SECOND MEANS, WITH SAID SLIT FACING SAID SECOND MEANS AND IN HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID GENERATING AND RECEIVING SURFACE; (F) THIRD MEANS FOR SUPPLYING SAID LIQUID UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID HOLLOW BODY TO DISCHARGE A STREAM THEREOF TRANSVERSELY ACROSS SAID GENERATING AND RECEIVING SURFACE; AND (G) FOURTH MEANS FOR DISCHARGING TO AND WITHDRAWING LIQUID FROM SAID CONTAINER AT SUCH RATES THAT THE FREE SURFACE OF SAID LIQUID IS MAINTAINED AT A PREDETERMINED ELEVATION THEREIN, WITH SAID SECOND MEANS BEING ADJUSTABLE RELATIVE TO THE SECTION OF SAID ELONGATE MEMBER IN SAID CONTAINER BY PIVOTALLY MOVING SAID COVER RELATIVE TO SAID CONTAINER.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR TESTING ELONGATE MEMBERS, INCLUDING: (A) A RECTANGULAR OPEN-TOPPED CONTAINER HAVING TWO LONGITUDINALLY ALIGNED OPENINGS FORMED IN OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF; (B) FIRST MEANS IN SAID OPENINGS FOR SEALINGLY ENGAGING SAID ELONGATE MEMBER WHEN THE SAME IS ADVANCED THROUGH SAID CONTAINER; (C) A COVER PIVOTALLY SUPPORTED ON TOP OF SAID CONTAINER; (D) SECOND MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID COVER AND PROJECTING THEREBELOW FOR TRANSMITTING SPACED PULSES OF ULTRA SONIC WAVES THROUGH A LIQUID SITUATED IN SAID CONTAINER TO A SECTION OF SAID ELONGATE MEMBER IN SAID CONTAINER, SAID SECOND MEANS INCLUDING A WAVE TRAIN GENERATING AND RECEIVING SURFACE THAT IS DISPOSED IN SAID CONTAINER BELOW THE SURFACE OF SAID LIQUID; (E) A HOLLOW BODY HAVING A SLIT FORMED THEREIN, WHICH BODY IS AFFIXED TO SAID COVER AND DISPOSED THEREBELOW ADJACENT SAID SECOND MEANS, WITH SAID SLIT FACING SAID SECOND MEANS AND IN HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID GENERATING AND RECEIVING SURFACE; (F) THIRD MEANS FOR SUPPLYING SAID LIQUID UNDER PRESSURE TO SAID HOLLOW BODY TO DISCHARGE A STREAM THEREOF TRANSVERSELY ACROSS SAID GENERATING AND RECEIVING SURFACE; AND (G) FOURTH MEANS FOR DISCHARGING TO AND WITHDRAWING LIQUID FROM SAID CONTAINER AT SUCH RATES THAT THE FREE SURFACE OF SAID LIQUID IS MAINTAINED AT A PREDETERMINED ELEVATION THEREIN, WITH SAID SECOND MEANS BEING ADJUSTABLE RELATIVE TO THE SECTION OF SAID ELONGATE MEMBER IN SAID CONTAINER BY PIVOTALLY MOVING SAID COVER RELATIVE TO SAID CONTAINER.