Patent ID: 8039729

Claim:
A thermocouple contact mounting arrangement comprising: a body; a first retainer removably mounted to the body, said first retainer having an internal chamber and a first opening providing a first access to the chamber and a second opening providing a second access to the chamber; a thermocouple assembly includes a portion thereof in the chamber and extending through the second opening; a second retainer disposed around a portion of the thermocouple assembly and includes a portion extending through the second opening and into the chamber; a resilient member disposed between a free end of the thermocouple assembly and the second retainer; a bayonet mounting arrangement associated with the first retainer and the second retainer for securing the second retainer to the first retainer by relative rotation, the bayonet mounting arrangement including an ear having a shoulder mounted to one of the first retainer and the second retainer and a cam defined on the other of the first retainer and the second retainer and interengageable with the shoulder of the ear to releasably mount the second retainer to the first retainer, the ear and the shoulder being positioned in the chamber when the second retainer is mounted to the first retainer, and the cam having an ear retaining indentation, wherein the ear is disposed within the ear retaining indentation when the second retainer is mounted to the first retainer to prevent rotation of the first retainer relative to the second retainer, and wherein the resilient member biases the ear towards the ear retaining indentation.