Digital cooking thermometers having dynamo assemblies incorporated therein for generating electrical power utilized for operating the thermometers

A digital cooking thermometer comprising:

• a housing having a proximal end and a distal end;
• a printed circuit board disposed within said housing;
• an electronic visual display in communication with said printed circuit board;
• a dynamo assembly in communication with said printed circuit board, wherein said dynamo assembly is configured to generate electrical current that is supplied to said printed circuit board for operating said digital cooking thermometer;
• a temperature probe coupled with said dynamo assembly, wherein said temperature probe is moveable from a retracted position in which said temperature probe extends along a side of said housing to an extended position in which said temperature probe extends distally beyond the distal end of said housing, and wherein said temperate probe, as said temperature probe is moved from the retracted position to the extended position, simultaneously activates said dynamo assembly for generating the electrical current.

A digital cooking thermometer comprising:

• a housing having a proximal end and a distal end;
• a printed circuit board disposed inside said housing;
• an electronic visual display disposed on said housing and being in communication with said printed circuit board;
• a dynamo assembly housing coupled with said housing and being configured to rotate relative to an end of said housing;
• a dynamo assembly disposed within said dynamo assembly housing, wherein said dynamo assembly is activated by rotating said dynamo assembly housing for generating electrical current that is supplied to said printed circuit board for providing electrical power to operate said digital cooking thermometer;
• a temperature probe coupled with said dynamo assembly housing, wherein said temperature probe includes a sensor for obtaining temperature readings that are transmitted to said printed circuit board, wherein said temperature probe is moveable from a retracted position to an extended position for simultaneously rotating said dynamo assembly housing, which, in turn, activates said dynamo assembly for generating the electrical current.