Patent ID: 6160406
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A condom testing apparatus for identifying defective condoms having holes or excessively thin wall areas by passage of an electrical current through such defect, the apparatus comprising:an electrically conductive mandrel to receive a condom having a cylindrical body portion, a transition portion and a nipple end, where said mandrel is connected to mandrel transport means to move said mandrel across condom contacting means;condom contacting means comprising condom body contacting means and condom nipple contacting means where said condom body contacting means comprises an electrically conductive, flexible sheet member and said condom nipple contacting means comprises an electrically conductive brush member having bristles adapted to contact at least said condom nipple, wherein said brush member extends in the direction of movement of said mandrel across said condom contacting means at least a distance equal to the circumference of said mandrel cylindrical body portion;where said mandrel and said condom contacting means are connected in a gapped electrical circuit such that an electric current passes through any defects in a condom mounted onto said mandrel to indicate that the condom is defective.