Patent ID: 11892439
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC nan | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A method of bump testing a portable gas detector, comprising:
receiving a portable gas detector device into a test chamber (104) of a gas detector test fixture (102, 152) and receiving the portable gas detector device into a docking connector (132) of the gas detector test fixture (102, 152);
receiving test gas by the gas detector test fixture (102, 152) from a test gas container (118, 154);
flowing the received test gas over the portable gas detector device via an inflow line (124);
determining a response of the portable gas detector device to the test gas by the gas detector test fixture (102, 152);
indicating the result of the bump test by the gas detector test fixture (102, 152); and
returning the received test gas to the test gas container via an outflow line (130), wherein the outflow line (130) is separated from the inflow line (124) (118, 154), whereby the test gas is reused.