Patent ID: 6679095
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A multi-test gravelometer for performing coating testing operations in accordance with at least two different standards as desired by a user, said gravelometer comprising:first and second media guns constructed according to respective first and second different testing standards; a frame including a mount for individually releasably receiving and retaining said first and second media guns in an operative position wherein a media inlet of said releasably retained gun is positioned to receive testing media and a media outlet of said releasably retained gun is positioned to project testing media toward a testing target on a target path; a compressed air supply adapted for communication with an air inlet of said releasably retained gun; at least two different target chambers for supporting a test specimen in a required orientation for impingement by media traveling on said target path, said at least two different target chambers respectively constructed according to at least two different testing standards including said first and second testing standards, said at least two different target chambers adapted for being individually releasably and operatively connected to said frame to receive media traveling on said target path.