Patent ID: 6427260
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: E03C,Y10T

Abstract:
A faucet thermal monitoring system comprising:a housing adapted for threadedly coupling to a spout of a faucet; a liquid crystal temperature panel coupled to said housing, said liquid crystal temperature panel providing a visual indication of the temperature of the water flowing through the faucet; said housing having a top wall, perimeter side wall, conical threaded portion and a washer member; said liquid crystal temperature strip being positioned substantially on an exterior surface of said top wall; said perimeter side wall extending downwardly from said top wall; said conical threaded portion extending downwardly and inwardly from a bottom edge of said perimeter wall, said conical threaded portion being substantially self-tapping, said conical threaded portion being adapted for penetrating the spout of a faucet, such that an interior of said housing is in environmental communication with an interior of the spout; said washer member adapted for providing an environmental seat between the interior of the spout and an external surface of said perimeter side wall; and a temperature sensing tip adapted for conducting heat from the water flowing through the spout to a said top wall.