Ear thermometer with a simple-structure and easy-operation probe-cover detaching mechanism
US7494273B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J5/0893
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention discloses an ear thermometer with a simple-structure and easy-operation probe-cover detaching mechanism, which comprises a body having a probe and a detaching element installed to the bottom of the probe. The detaching element can be directly operated by a finger. After measurement, the user can use the detaching element to exert an outward force on a probe cover sleeving the probe and reject the probe cover from the probe. Further, the detaching element may be made of a metallic material, and magnetic elements are arranged at the corresponding positions of the probe bottom; thereby, the detaching element can be automatically restored to its original position by the attractive force of the magnetic elements. Therefore, the present invention provides an ear thermometer, which can easily reject a probe cover from the probe and has the advantages of simple structure and easy operation.
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