Testing means for automotive equipment

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ADAPTOR MEANS FOR TESTING THE OPERATION OF AUTOMATIC AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSIONS NORMALLY OPERATED BY HYDRAULIC FLUID TRANSMITTED THROUGH PASSAGES AND CONDUITS OF DIFFERENT CROSS-SECTIONAL AREAS AND SHAPES WITHIN OR UPON A HOUSING HAVING A SEPARABLE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY AND THE REMOVAL OF WHICH EXPOSES OPEN ENDS OF SAID PASSAGES AND CONDUITS, SAID ADAPTOR MEANS COMPRISING A PLATE-LIKE MEMBER HAVING AT LEAST TWO SIMILAR NOZZLE-RECEIVING OPENINGS EXTENDING THERETHROUGH AND POSITIONED TO COMMUNICATE WITH A CORRESPONDING NUMBER OF OPEN ENDS OF SAID PASSAGES AND CONDUITS WHEN SAID VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY IS REMOVED FROM SAID HOUSING AND SAID ADAPTOR MEANS IS CONNECTED TO SAID HOUSING, AND NOZZLE MEANS COMPLEMENTARY IN SHAPE TO SAID RECEIVING OPENINGS IN SAID PLATE-LIKE MEMBER AND RECEIVABLE SELECTIVELY IN SAID OPENINGS IN RELATIVELY GAS-TIGHT RELATIONSHIP TO PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF GASEOUS FLUID UNDER PRESSURE TO A SELECTED PASSAGE OR CONDUIT TO CAUSE THE OPERATION OF PART OF A TRANSMISSION CONNECTED THERETO AND PERMIT VISUAL OR AUDIO OBSERVATION OF SUCH OPERATION.