Patent ID: 6367974
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
A thermocouple assembly for attachment to a container having a flanged access port, said assembly comprising:a thermocouple probe having a base and a shaft that extends from said base, wherein said base has at least one depression thereon; a well structure for selectively connecting said thermocouple probe to the container, said well structure including: a platform attachable to the flanged access port of the container; a tube that extends from one side of said platform; and at least one locking tab that extends from said platform opposite said tube, wherein said thermocouple probe can be removable placed into said well structure so that said shaft of said thermocouple probe passes into said tube of said well structure and said at least one locking tab engages said at least one depression on said base of said thermocouple probe, thereby retaining said thermocouple probe within said well structure.