1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the indication of a load to which a member is subjected. The invention has been devised primarily for use in fasteners or other members which are to be subjected to a predetermined load and the invention is useful during initial loading of the member and subsequently for checking that the required lead has been maintained.
2. Description of the Related Art
In GB 2212284 A., there is disclosed a hollow bolt containing first and second carriers, each carrying a respective electrically conductive element. When the bolt is subjected to a first load, these elements are in mutual contact. When the bolt is subjected to a second load, the conductive elements are out of mutual contact. This change in the condition of the device is detected electrically. To facilitate this, the first electrical contact extends through the first carrier to a face thereof exposed at an end of tile bolt. The second carrier provides an electrically conductive path between the second element and the bolt. To ascertain whether the elements are in mutual contact, electrically conductive probes are applied to an end of the bolt and an exposed end of the first element, these probes being connected in an electrical circuit which includes a source of electrical power and a lamp or other signalling device.