Patent ID: 9395101
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: F16B,F24H,G01D

Claim Text:
1. A pressure clamp adapter in combination with an existing thermostat control support bracket and a thermistor, said thermostat control support bracket being secured to a tank spud of an electric hot water tank; said pressure clamp adapter, when in clamping retention by said thermostat control support bracket, mounting said thermistor in direct contact with an outer surface of a water tank wall; said pressure clamp adapter comprising a thermistor mounting bracket having a rear wall with opposed substantially transversally projecting parallel connecting arm formations extending from an outer surface of said rear wall, a through vertical channel of rectangular cross-section extending from a top to a bottom edge of said rear wall, said through vertical channel having a depth and a width to receive said thermistor in close fit therein, said thermistor having a temperature sensing surface projecting beyond a rear surface of said rear wall to contact said outer surface of said water tank wall, said through vertical channel defining open ends for access to conductor wires of said thermistor, said connecting arm formations having attachment means for removable securement of said pressure clamp adapter to a pair of upwardly projecting legs of said thermostat control support bracket.