Dual temperature indicator stick holder
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorVictor I. Deonarine
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Abstract
An apparatus to combine temperature indicator sticks used in the welding, metal fabrication, and heat treatment industries and capable of identifying at least two given temperatures is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first temperature indicator stick aligned along a first axis and comprised of a compound which melts at a first temperature, and a second temperature indicator stick aligned along a second axis and formed of another compound which melts at a second temperature. The apparatus also includes a connector physically connecting and aligning the first and second indicator sticks.
Claims20
A dual temperature indicator stick assembly comprising:
- a first indicator stick housing positioned along a first axis and configured to hold a compound which melts at a first given temperature;
- a second indicator stick housing positioned along a second axis and configured of hold a second compound which melts at a second given temperature;
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- a connector physically connecting the first and second indicator sticks along different axes.
A dual temperature indicator stick holder comprising:
- a connector assembly adapted to receive and position two temperature indicator sticks in a side-by-side relationship;
- a pair of advancement mechanisms configured to extend the two temperature indicator sticks from the connector assembly;
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- wherein each of the pair of advancement mechanisms engages a respective temperature indicator stick upon rotation of a respective advancement mechanism.
A dual temperature indicator stick apparatus comprising:
- first means for indicating a first temperature;
- second means for indicating a second temperature;
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- means for retaining the first means to the second means in a side-by-side relationship to form an indicator stick assembly capable of indicating at least two temperatures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.