Patent · US Expired

Infant thermometer

US6957911B2 · kind B2 · utility

29Cited by
41References
30Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 24, 2003
Grant dateOct 25, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 24, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01K13/20
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An infant thermometer assembly includes a cover portion and a thermometer portion pivotably coupled to the cover portion and pivotably movable relative to the cover portion about a pivot axis between a use position and a stowed position. The thermometer portion includes a probe and a housing coupled to the probe. The housing includes a display screen and a power button. The cover portion includes a cavity formed to receive at least a portion of the housing of the thermometer portion in the use and stowed positions and a cut-out formed to receive the probe of the thermometer portion in the stowed position.

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