Patent ID: 8753008

Claim:
A protective enclosure for a thermal imaging device, comprising: a mounting structure for securing the thermal imaging device in a fixed location; a sidewall surrounding the imaging device; a window assembly including a removable window and a temperature sensor, the window providing a passage for infrared radiation to the imaging device within the enclosure, and the temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the window, when the window is received in the window assembly, and being adapted to communicate with circuitry of the imaging device; the window assembly further includes a removable retaining ring and a mounting plate attached to an end of the sidewall; and the mounting plate includes a first side facing outward, a second side facing inward, a bezel formed in the first side, and an outer shoulder also formed in the first side and surrounding the bezel, the bezel for receiving the removable window, and the outer shoulder for receiving the retaining ring, such that the retaining ring holds the window against the bezel.