Patent ID: 6222371
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A portable, hand-held fluid tester comprising:a tester body configured to be held in a hand including an upper surface and an opposed bottom surface, a first recess extending inwardly from the upper surface to a first end wall defining a fluid reservoir, a second recess extending inwardly from the upper surface to a second end wall defining an overflow reservoir disposed adjacent to the fluid reservoir, a spillway surface extending between and interconnecting the fluid reservoir to the overflow reservoir, a third recess extending inwardly from the bottom surface to a third end wall defining a test circuit receiving recess; at least one test probe member extending from the third end wall into the first end wall and fluid reservoir and sealingly engaged in the tester body, a test circuit in the test circuit receiving recess operably connected with said at least one probe member for measuring at least one parameter of a test fluid introduced in the fluid reservoir and reporting a result for the at least one parameter measurement; anda cover member releasably secured to the tester body closing off an opening of the third recess.