Electronic thermometer
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1. A hand-held electronic thermometer comprising:
- a temperature sensing component;
a housing having a top, a bottom and a height that extends generally transverse to lengths of a user'"'"'s fingers when being held in a hand of a user,a microcontroller in the housing in communication with the temperature sensing component,a display on the housing in communication with the microcontroller and capable of displaying a temperature detected by the temperature sensing component, anda control panel on the housing being defined by at least one input interface device in communication with the microcontroller for operating the thermometer, the control panel being disposed above the display screen so that a user may hold the base unit with one hand and a thumb of the hand is naturally positioned adjacent to the interface device to allow the user to quickly access the interface device with the thumb without substantially blocking the display screen.
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Abstract
An electronic thermometer having ergonomic and efficiency features. The thermometer includes a display and a control panel, defined by at least one button, disposed above the display. The thermometer is easy and comfortable to hold and allows the user to operate the thermometer with one hand. The thermometer holds a probe and a container of probe covers in a convenient and compact configuration. A battery door is particularly constructed to avoid accidental opening. A bottom of the thermometer is formed to hold the housing in an upright position when the bottom is placed one a horizontal surface.
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40 Claims
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1. A hand-held electronic thermometer comprising:
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a temperature sensing component; a housing having a top, a bottom and a height that extends generally transverse to lengths of a user'"'"'s fingers when being held in a hand of a user, a microcontroller in the housing in communication with the temperature sensing component, a display on the housing in communication with the microcontroller and capable of displaying a temperature detected by the temperature sensing component, and a control panel on the housing being defined by at least one input interface device in communication with the microcontroller for operating the thermometer, the control panel being disposed above the display screen so that a user may hold the base unit with one hand and a thumb of the hand is naturally positioned adjacent to the interface device to allow the user to quickly access the interface device with the thumb without substantially blocking the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A hand-held electronic thermometer comprising:
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a probe including at least one temperature sensing component disposed within the probe; a housing having a front side and a back side, a top and a bottom, and a height that extends generally transverse to lengths of a user'"'"'s fingers when being held in a hand of a user, a microcontroller in the housing in communication with the temperature sensing component of the probe, a display on the housing in communication with the microcontroller and capable of displaying a temperature detected by the temperature sensing component, a probe well in the housing on the back side of the housing sized and shaped to receive the probe, the probe well being disposed a distance below the top of the housing so that when the probe is seated in the probe well an entirety of the probe is disposed below the top of the housing, whereby the probe is shielded by the housing. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A hand-held electronic thermometer comprising
a temperature sensing component; -
a housing having a front side and a back side, a top and a bottom, and a height that extends generally transverse to lengths of a user'"'"'s fingers when being held in a hand of a user, the housing comprises an upper component and a lower component adapted to be releasably secured together, a microcontroller in the housing in communication with the temperature sensing component of the probe, a display screen on the front of the housing capable of displaying a temperature detected by the temperature sensing component, a compartment in the lower component of the housing for containing a source of power for operating the thermometer, a door on the back side of the lower component of the housing for accessing the compartment, the upper and lower components being configured to prevent the door from opening when the upper and lower components are secured together. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A hand-held electronic thermometer comprising
a probe including a temperature sensing component; -
an elongate housing having a top, a bottom and a height that extends generally transverse to the length of a user'"'"'s fingers when being held in a hand of the user, the bottom of the housing being formed to hold the housing in an upright position when the bottom is placed in engagement with a horizontal support surface; a microcontroller in the housing in communication with the temperature sensing component of the probe, a display on the housing in communication with the microcontroller and capable of displaying a temperature detected by the temperature sensing component. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A hand-held electronic thermometer comprising:
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a temperature sensing component; a housing having a top, a bottom and a height that extends generally transverse to lengths of a user'"'"'s fingers when being held in a hand of a user; a microcontroller in the housing in communication with the temperature sensing component; a display on the housing in communication with the microcontroller and capable of displaying a temperature detected by the temperature sensing component; the housing having a generally hourglass shape for gripping and retaining the thermometer in the hand. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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