Agitator apparatus
OwnerHans J. Sterninventor
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Abstract
For the purpose of a simple and yet functionally dependable design of the temperature detection, an agitator apparatus, in particular a cooking spoon, with a handle (1), a spoon element (2) and a shaft (3) connecting the handle (1) with the spoon element (2), wherein a temperature sensor (54) is associated with the spoon element (2) and a temperature indicator (5) with the handle (1), is distinguished in that a heat-conducting and/or liquid-conducting connection (6) exists via a viscous mass (9) is disposed between the temperature sensor (4) and the temperature indicator (5).
Claims20
An agitator apparatus in the form of a cooking spoon comprising:
- (a) a handle,
- (b) a spoon element having a hollow for receiving a temperature sensor,
- (c) a shaft connecting the handle with the spoon element, the shaft having a coupling for connecting the shaft to the handle,
- (d) an enclosed conduit extending therethrough, the conduit being constructed and arranged to extend into the hollow of the spoon element and into the handle and to removably hold a thermometer
- (e) the thermometer comprising a temperature sensor and a temperature indicator wherein the temperature indicator of the thermometer is disposed within the handle and the temperature-sensor of the thermometer is disposed within the hollow in the spoon element so that a heat-conducting or liquid-conducting connection exists between the temperature sensor and the temperature indicator, and
- (f) a heat-conducting medium provided in the hollow for conducting heat to the temperature sensor and for receiving and removably fixing in place the temperature sensor of the thermometer wherein the heat-conducting medium is a viscous mass into which the temperature sensor of the thermometer is disposed.
An agitator apparatus in the form of a cooking spoon comprising:
- (a) a handle;
- (b) a spoon element having a bowl;
- (c) a hollow shaft connecting the handle to the spoon element and forming a conduit from the handle to the bowl of the spoon;
- (e) a thermometer removably disposed within the conduit and comprising a temperature sensor and a temperature indicator connected with the temperature sensor by one of a heat-conducting and a liquid-conducting connection, wherein the temperature-sensor of the thermometer is disposed within the bowl of the spoon element;
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- (f) a viscous, heat-conducting medium removably fixing the temperature sensor of the thermometer in the bowl of the spoon element, and thereby removably fixing the thermometer in the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.