Patent ID: 6679627
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
A self-floating device for supporting a temperature sensor within the interior of a liquid comprising:a sheath having an interior cavity extending from an open end to a closed end for receiving the temperature sensor and having a refractory housing being adapted to isolate the thermocouple lead from the liquid, said device floating in the liquid without any floating means coupled thereto, with said closed end immersed in the liquid, said device being adapted for disposing said closed end at a selected distance below an upper surface of the liquid in which the device floats, an outer protective shield surrounding at least the open end of said refractory housing and adapted to dissolve or melt when immersed in the liquid; and said device floating in the liquid with said open end of said refractory housing extending above an upper surface of the liquid, and said closed end of said refractory housing being immersed in the liquid, and with said outer protective shield shielding said open end of said refractory housing from an environment above the liquid.