Patent ID: 8196454
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: A62B,G01M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for testing a protective mask, comprising: (a) a testing unit for testing a protective mask, said testing unit including a headform upon which a protective mask to be tested is mounted, said testing unit further including a pump system having a pressure side and a vacuum side, said testing unit further including at least first and second conduits operably associated with at least said vacuum side of said pump system, said first conduit and said second conduit each having first and second ends, said second ends of each of said first conduit and said second conduit being open so that a fluid can be pulled through said second ends of said first conduit and said second conduit, said second end of said first conduit being disposed at a first location about said headform and said second end of said second conduit being disposed at a second location about said headform, said second location being spaced from said first location such that a fluid can be pulled from two different locations about a protective mask when mounted on said headform; (b) a control system for operating said testing unit to perform at least a mask leakage test on said protective mask mounted on said headform, said control system having a first detection device for detecting a first parameter during the mask leakage test; and, (c) said control system further including at least one monitor for monitoring said first parameter to determine whether the protective mask passed the mask leakage test.