Patent ID: 7997795
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
1. A temperature sensor comprising: a first wire having a proximal end portion defining a proximal end, a distal end portion, an intermediate portion, and a covering; a second wire having a proximal end portion defining a proximal end, a distal end portion defining a proximal end, an intermediate portion, and a covering; a junction disposed at the proximal ends of the first and second wires; a wire set overcoat that binds the first and second wires together; an insulator surrounding and in contact with a portion of the proximal end portions of the first and second wires; an insulating material surrounding the wire set overcoat adjacent the insulator, the insulating material being positioned as an intermediate stop to properly position the insulator during assembly of the temperature sensor; a sleeving surrounding the wire set overcoat and at least a portion of the intermediate portions of the first and second wires and positioned adjacent the insulating material, opposite the insulator, the sleeving acting, at least in part, as a strain relief for the first and second wires; and a sheath disposed around the proximal ends of the first and second wires, the insulator, the insulating material, and at least a portion of the sleeving, wherein the wire set overcoat extends through the insulating material and the sleeving.