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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2006
Anatoly Gosis, Palatine, IL (US);
Shannon B. Reading, Easton, PA (US);
Joseph E. Fabin, Elmwood Park, IL (US);
Frank Otte, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Anatoly Gosis, Palatine, IL (US);
Shannon B. Reading, Easton, PA (US);
Joseph E. Fabin, Elmwood Park, IL (US);
Frank Otte, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling a temperature indicator stick includes a housing having an interior configured to receive the temperature indicator stick configured to indicate a predetermined temperature through a physical change or a chemical when exposed to the predetermined temperature. A gear is supported by the housing that extends from beyond an exterior of the housing into the interior of the housing to engage the temperature indicator stick. Accordingly, rotation of the gear from the exterior causes a retraction or advancement of the temperature indicator stick to and from the interior of the housing.