Temperature responsive probe apparatus
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1. Temperature responsive apparatus comprising an elongated hollow plastic shell having an open end and a closed end portion, a pair of spaced-apart probes on said closed end portion, and thermistor received in each said probe to sense fluid temperature, and plastic material filling said shell.
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Temperature responsive apparatus includes a housing having a pair of spaced-apart probes, each receiving a different thermistor. The housing includes a one-piece hollow plastic shell having the pair of spaced apart probes formed integral therewith. The entire hollow interior of the shell, including the probes, is filled with plastic material to encapsulate the thermistors received within the probes.
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1. Temperature responsive apparatus comprising an elongated hollow plastic shell having an open end and a closed end portion, a pair of spaced-apart probes on said closed end portion, and thermistor received in each said probe to sense fluid temperature, and plastic material filling said shell.
- 2. Temperature responsive apparatus including an elongated one-piece molded plastic shell having a hollow interior, an open end portion and a closed end portion that includes a pair of elongated spaced-apart probes, a temperature responsive device positioned within each said probe to sense fluid temperature, said hollow interior being substantially filled with plastic material within which said temperature responsive devices are encapsulated, each said probe having a cross-sectional outer periphery that is spaced from and completely outside of the cross-sectional outer periphery of the other said probe.
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