Thermometer with probe-switched lamp
US11796398B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01K7/22
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic thermometer has at least first and second use configurations. In moving from one use configuration to another, probe arm swings about an axis that is located closer to one end of an elongate thermometer body than it is to the other end. In one of the configurations, a portion of the length of the probe arm is received within a channel in the body. One end of the body has an electric lamp that may be turned on and off by a switch. A switch button is located in the bottom of the channel. A user may press against the side of the probe arm which in turn will press against the switch button, thereby taming the lamp on or off.
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