Patent ID: 6220746
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A47G,A47J

Abstract:
An agitator apparatus in the form of a cooking spoon comprising:(a) a handle,(b) a spoon element having a hollow for receiving a temperature sensor,(c) a shaft connecting the handle with the spoon element, the shaft having a coupling for connecting the shaft to the handle,(d) an enclosed conduit extending therethrough, the conduit being constructed and arranged to extend into the hollow of the spoon element and into the handle and to removably hold a thermometer(e) the thermometer comprising a temperature sensor and a temperature indicator wherein the temperature indicator of the thermometer is disposed within the handle and the temperature-sensor of the thermometer is disposed within the hollow in the spoon element so that a heat-conducting or liquid-conducting connection exists between the temperature sensor and the temperature indicator, and(f) a heat-conducting medium provided in the hollow for conducting heat to the temperature sensor and for receiving and removably fixing in place the temperature sensor of the thermometer wherein the heat-conducting medium is a viscous mass into which the temperature sensor of the thermometer is disposed.