Patent ID: 8038346
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
1. A pacifier thermometer comprising: a pacifier device having a mouth member and a supporting member, said supporting member having an opening allowing said mouth member to pass through for joining said supporting member and said mouth member together, said supporting member having a circular compartment which receives a connector element having a plurality of plugs, said connector element being connected to a temperature sensing element covered by a trough element which is adhered to said pacifier device so as to fixedly install said temperature sensing element in said pacifier device, said connector element being provided with a reference resistor whose resistance difference relative to said temperature sensing element of said pacifier device linearly corresponds to a temperature difference between a measured temperature and a pre-determined temperature value, said pacifier device having a flexible cover element which has an hollow seat for accommodating said connector element, said flexible cover element being engageable with said circular compartment for protecting said temperature sensing element and said connector element from dust and wetness; a measurement device having a top cover and a bottom cover, a circuit board housed between said top cover and said bottom cover, said circuit board comprising an incomplete temperature measurement circuit missing at least a temperature sensing element, a display mounted on said top cover, a flat-shaped buzzer installed in a through hole of said circuit board, a backlight plate positioned behind said display, and a delay circuit and a reset circuit on said circuit board for controlling said backlight plate; and a cable element for connecting said circuit board to a receptacle element which is engageable with said connector element, said cable element having a pre-determined length which is wound around a flange of said measurement device, and having a receptacle element at an end for joining with said connector element of said pacifier device; wherein a complete and functional temperature measurement circuit is formed to take body temperatures when said connector element is joined with said cable element and said flexible cover element is engageable with said circular compartment for protecting said temperature sensing element and said connector element from dust and wetness when said pacifier device is not attached to said measurement device.