Thermoelectric generator with heat transfer and thermal expansion adaptor

Claim 1

A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR COMPRISING HEATING MEANS, COOLING MEANS, A THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID HEATING MEANS AND SAID COOLING MEANS, SAID THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT HAVING AN END SURFACE OF PREDETERMINED AREA FACING SAID HEATING MEANS AND AN OPPOSED END SURFACE OF PREDETERMINED AREA FACING SAID COOLING MEANS, AND MEANS ESSENTIALLY FOR HEAT TRANSFER INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID HEATING MEAN AND SAID THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND SAID THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND SAID COOLING MEANS, SAID HEAT TRANSFERRING MEANS COMPRISING AN ADAPTER ELEMENT HAVING A HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND AN ELECTRICAL INSULATION HAVING A HIGH THERMAL CUNDUCTIVITY, SAID ADAPTER ELEMENT HAVING A MAIN BODY AND A FIRST SURFACE AREA OF SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SIZE AND CONFIGURATION AS SAID PREDETERMINED SURFACE AREA OF SAID THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND IN INTIMATE COMTACT THEREWITH, AND A SECOND SURFACE AREA BEING SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN SAID FIRST SURFACE AREA AND INCLUDING PORTIONS WHICH PROJECT FROM THE MAIN BODY OF SAID ADAPTER ELEMENT TOWARD SAID HEATING MEANS AND TOWARD SAID COOLING MEANS AND IN INTIMATE CONTACT WITH SAID INSULATION IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE HEAT TRANSFER BETWEEN SAID HEATING MANS AND SAID THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND SAID THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND SAID COOLING MEANS; AND WHEREIN SAID HEATING MEANS AND SAID COOLING MEANS INCLUDE PROJECTING PORTIONS POSITIONED IN COMPLEMENTARY RELATIONSHIP TO SAID PROJECTING PORTIONS OF SAID ADAPTER ELEMENT AND IN INTIMATE CONTACT WITH SAID INSULATION AND SPACED FROM SAID PROJECTING PORTIONS OF SAID ADAPTER ELEMENT BY SAID INSULATION.