Patent ID: 7455451

Claim:
An assembly comprising: a thermometer; a substantially flat test strip material that is impregnated with a chemical known to interact with a cleaning sanitizer; and a housing that forms first and second separate compartments for receiving the test strip material and releasably receiving the thermometer, respectively; wherein the housing includes a first housing member and a second housing member that form first and second cavities, at least one of the cavities at least in part forming the second compartment; wherein the housing further includes an internal housing subassembly that includes at least a first internal housing member mounted at least in part within the second compartment to at least in part separate the first compartment from the second compartment; wherein the internal housing subassembly further includes a second internal housing member mounted at least in part within the second compartment that cooperates with the first internal housing member to separate the first compartment from the second compartment; and wherein the first and second internal housing members are secured within the first cavity via a friction fit.