Patent ID: 7785003

Claim:
A thermometer being adapted for use with a brewing process, said brewing process including a brewing vessel comprising: a vessel wall being a part of said brewing vessel, said vessel wall having an inside surface and an outside surface; a temperature sensing element having a pointer rotatably affixed to said element, said element being positioned internally of said brewing vessel and said vessel wall; a dial face being affixed in a stationary relationship to said pointer, said dial face being positioned externally of said brewing vessel and said vessel wall; a fitting having an expanded end portion on which is positioned a fitting face, the entire expanded end portion being positioned internally of said brewing vessel and said vessel wall, said fitting further having a threaded end being smaller than said expanded end portion and being spaced from said expanded end portion, at least a portion of said threaded end being positioned internally of said brewing vessel and said vessel wall, said expanded end portion being connected to said element; a seal ring being positioned on said fitting, said seal ring being positioned in contacting relationship with said fitting face of said expanded end portion; a seal ring retainer being positioned about said seal ring and in direct contacting relationship with said fitting face, and a nut threadedly attached to said portion of said threaded end of said fitting positioned internally of said brewing vessel and said vessel wall wherein tightening of said nut aligns and sealingly positions said seal ring in sealing and contacting relationship with each of said fitting face of said expanded end portion, said seal ring retainer and said vessel wall.