Patent ID: 6142297
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
A system for determining the temperature of food, the system comprising:a) a food thermometer having a rigid, unbreakable probe, said probe having an outer surface and a transverse cross-sectional area;b) a tube having an outer surface, an open end adapted to receive said probe, a closed end opposite said open end, a central axis extending between said open end and said closed end, and a reservoir holding a sanitizing medium and at least a portion of said probe; andc) a cap attached to said tube adjacent said open end, said cap having:(i) an upper surface with an aperture therein sized to receive said probe; and(ii) at least one resilient member with an opening for receiving said probe, wherein said opening has a cross-sectional area no greater than the transverse cross-sectional area of said probe.