Rechargeable food thermometer
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Abstract
A rechargeable thermometer system is disclosed having a rechargeable thermometer and a charging assembly. The rechargeable thermometer is releasably engageable with the charging assembly, which in turn can be plugged into a household electrical outlet to provide charging electricity to a rechargeable battery housed within the thermometer. The thermometer is electrically connectable to the charging assembly to receive a charge so that when the thermometer is separated from the charger it can be used to sense the temperature of a food product into which the thermometer probe tip is introduced. The charging assembly has a pass-through plug to allow household appliances to be plugged into charger to receive electrical energy from the household outlet into which the charger itself is plugged. The thermometer can be held by the charger when not in use, thus ensuring the thermometer will always be fully charged prior to use.
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33 Claims
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12. A rechargeable temperature monitoring system, comprising:
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a rechargeable thermometer having a probe portion with a piercing tip disposed at a distal end of said probe portion, a display portion, a neck portion disposed between the probe portion and the display portion, a rechargeable battery, and an electrical charge receiving surface;
a charging portion being releasably connectable with the neck portion of said rechargeable thermometer, said charging portion comprising a casing and plug assembly for engaging an electrical outlet to receive electrical current therefrom, said charging portion further comprising an electrical charging surface;
wherein the plug is fixed to the casing to support the charging assembly and thermometer above a work surface when the plug is engaged with the electrical outlet; and
wherein when said rechargeable thermometer is received by said charging portion, said electrical charge receiving surface contacts said electrical charging surface to conduct electricity from said electrical outlet to said rechargeable battery. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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22. A rechargeable food monitoring system, comprising:
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a rechargeable thermometer having a probe portion, a display portion, an electrically conductive surface, and a rechargeable battery electrically connected to said electrically conductive surface; and
a charging assembly comprising a casing with a recess for receiving at least a portion of said rechargeable thermometer, and a plug portion for engaging an electrical outlet to receive electrical current therefrom, said charging assembly further comprising a charging surface disposed within said recess for contacting said electrically conductive surface of said rechargeable thermometer when said rechargeable thermometer is received within said recess to thereby transfer an electrical current from said electrical outlet to said rechargeable battery;
wherein said charging assembly has a first detent element to lock said rechargeable thermometer to said charging assembly, said first detent element disposed adjacent to said charging surface within the recess of the casing. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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Specification