Patent ID: 9534966
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G01K

Claim:
1. A method of measuring temperature of a fluid using a direct fluid contact type temperature sensor, comprising: (a) providing a clip having a sensor engaging portion and a radiused clip portion opposite thereof, the sensor engaging portion capable of securely capturing threaded mounting features of said direct fluid contact type temperature sensor, said engaging portion having a material thickness and a material width such that said thickness is less than said width, said thickness is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fluid line to be captured by said clip throughout all of said engaging portion, said longitudinal axis of said fluid line being perpendicular to a cross sectional area of said fluid line, and said width is parallel to said longitudinal axis of said fluid line throughout all of said engaging portion; (b) threadably engaging said direct fluid contact type temperature sensor in said sensor engaging portion of said clip; (c) capturing a fluid line between a radius of a said radiused clip portion, said radiused clip portion extending longitudinally in parallel with a corresponding portion of said fluid line, and a tip end of said direct fluid contact type temperature sensor such that said tip is contacting said fluid line; and (d) measuring a temperature of said fluid line proximate to said tip end of said sensor with said direct fluid contact type temperature sensor without said sensor directly contacting said fluid.