Patent ID: 6039177
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
A sheath assembly for an adjustable pocket thermometer having a dial, a probe which is rotatively moveable relative to the dial, and an adjustment member, the adjustment member having a non-circular cross-sectional shape, the probe having a shaft portion and a tip portion disposed oppositely the dial, the sheath assembly comprising:a sheath having a longitudinally extending body member defining a central bore and having an exterior surface and oppositely disposed upper and lower ends; anda pocket clip having a sleeve portion and a body member, the body member defining an opening having a shape which is complementary to the cross-sectional shape of the adjustment member, the sleeve portion defining a central opening receiving the sheath and being slidably moveable thereon from an adjustment position, wherein the sleeve portion is disposed proximate the lower end and the body member extends longitudinally outward from the lower end, to a storage position, wherein sleeve portion is disposed proximate the upper end and the body member is disposed adjacent the exterior surface of the sheath.