Patent ID: 8752500
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for indicating doneness of a food object, comprising: a) a longitudinally extending housing adapted for insertion into a food object in which attainment of a particular temperature is to be indicated, the housing including b) a movable indicator structure cooperating with the housing to indicate attainment of the particular temperature associated with the doneness of the food item, and the indicator structure including c) an actuation subassembly adapted for biasing the indicator structure from a closed configuration to an open configuration when the particular temperature is attained, the actuation subassembly including d) the housing first end includes a pair of opposed upwardly extending fingers; e) the stem includes a perpendicular through-bore spaced below the button indicator; and f) the biasing member includes an extensible elastic band extending through the through-bore and engaging each of the fingers.