| US 7,587,926 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for testing detectors | ||
| Jack Ackerman, Itasca, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to HSI Fire & Safety Group, LLC, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 12, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/653,184. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/758826, filed on Jan. 13, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0186618 A1, Aug. 16, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 17/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 73—1.02 [73/865.9; 340/514; 340/515; 340/628] | 20 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus for testing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors mounted at an elevated location above a ground surface, comprising:
a testing chamber adapted to fit over the detector to provide an enclosed delivery system during the testing of the detector;
a holder connected in a spring cooperating relationship to the testing chamber for containing and releasing the test materials
as the testing chamber slides downwardly toward the bottom of the holder when pressed against a wall or ceiling;
a handle pivotally attached to the testing chamber for pressing the testing chamber against a wall or ceiling over the detector
to be tested;
wherein the testing chamber has a distal end or rim defining an opening and including opposing notches having a flexible and
sealable material covering the distal end or rim and the opposing notches, the flexible material deforming within the notches
when placed over at least one electrical conduit communicating with the detector being tested to form a seal around the conduit
extending into the testing chamber.
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