Life raft testing device

Claim 1

A testing device for evaluating the physical parameters of a life raft comprising: transducer means for converting the physical inputs from said life raft to electrical impulses, said transducer means comprising: a pressure transducer for evaluating the pressure of a gas within said life raft, said pressure transducer having a chamber connected thereto; a temperature transducer having a nozzle for connection to a valve of said life raft, said temperature transducer positioned adjacent said nozzle; and a load cell transducer for weight measurement of said life raft; connection means fastened to said transducer means for enabling said transducer means to be interactive with said physical input from said life raft, said connection means comprising: a pressure transducer nozzle for connection to a valve for said life raft, said chamber of said pressure transducer being adjacent to and in air-tight connection with said pressure transducer nozzle, said chamber for allowing differential pressures within said chamber and said life raft to equalize upon connection of said pressure transducer nozzle to a valve of said life raft; and a load cell hook physically connected to said load cell transducer for receiving the weight to be measured of said life raft, said load cell hook being interactive with said load cell transducer; processing means electrically connected to said transducer means for selectively converting said electrical impulses of said transducer means into signals relative to said physical inputs each of said pressure transducer, said temperature transducer, and said load cell transducer having electrically conductive lines extending therefrom to said processing means, the signals from said transducer means being passed as separate inputs to said processing means; said processing means evaluating said life raft based on said signals; control means electrically connected to and interactive with said processing means for selectively manipulating said signals from said processing means; and output means electrically connected to said control means for producing a perceivable display of said signals from said processing means.