Patent ID: 8453495

Claim:
An apparatus for use in testing a protective mask for leaks, said apparatus comprising: (a) a test head assembly for supporting at least a portion of a protective mask to be tested for leaks; and, (b) said test head assembly including a test head on which the protective mask being tested is mounted, said test head having an outer circumferential surface, an inner surface and a test space formed between said outer circumferential surface and said inner surface, said test space being generally coextensive with an interior of the protective mask being tested said outer circumferential surface having at least one opening for allowing fluid located about said outer circumferential surface to flow into said test space, said test head having a fluid pathway, said fluid pathway being in fluid communication with said test space at one end and in fluid communication with a mask testing device at an other end to allow fluid in said test space to be directed through said fluid pathway to the mask testing device for analysis to determine if a leak exits in the protective mask being tested.