Hydrostatic testing and recording apparatus

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Apparatus for hydrostatically testing hydraulic equipment and/or for recording the results of the hydrostatic test. The apparatus includes a reservoir for hydraulic fluid, supply means for supplying hydraulic fluid under pressure to the equipment being tested a first pressure gauge assembly including a fitting to the equipment being tested and a first pressure gauge in communication with the fitting for registering the pressure in the equipment a second, pressure gauge for recording the pressure in the equipment as a function of time, and valve means for isolating either or both of said first and said second pressure gauges from the reservoir for the hydraulic fluid during the time the test …