Temperature senser

Claim 1

A TEMPERATURE SENSING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A SURFACE HEATER OF A STOVE OR THE LIKE TO SENSE TEMPERATURE OF A COOKING UTENSIL OF THE LIKE SUPPORTED ON AN HEATED BY SAID SURFACE HEATER BY SURFACE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UTENSIL COMPRISING: A TEMPERATURE SENSING PELLET HAVING AN ENCLOSED SENSING WIRE WITH A PAIR OF OUTWARDLY EXTENDING WIRE ENDS AND AN UPPER SURFACE THROUGH WHICH HEAT IS TRANSFERRED FROM A COOKING UTENSIL TO SAID SENSING WIRE, SAID UPPER SURFACE PROVIDING THE PRIMARY HEAT TRANSFER SOURCE FOR SAID SENSING WIRE; TERMINAL SUPPORT MEANS MOUNTED BENEATH SAID PALLET AND BEING SUPPORTINGLY CONNECTED THERETO; A PAIR OF RIBBON-LIKE RECTANGULAR ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND BEING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID WIRE ENDS AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM FOR CONNECTION TO A REMOTELY LOCATED CONTROL DEVICE; ELECTRICAL CONNECTING MEANS CONNECTING SAID SENSING WIRE TO SAID ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR MEANS; MOVABLE HOUSING MEANS SURROUNDING SAID PELLET, EXCEPT FOR SAID UPPER SURFACE, AND SURROUNDING SAID ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR MEANS AND SURROUNDING SAID ELECTRICAL CONNECTING MEANS; HOLDING MEANS FIXEDLY MOUNTING SAID PELLET RELATIVE TO SAID HOUSING MEANS WITH SAID UPPER SURFACE PERMANENTLY LOCATED IN A PLANE ABOVE THE UPPERMOST SURFACE OF SAID HOUSING MEANS AND FORMING A CONTINUOUS CLOSED CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID PELLET AND SAID HOUSING MEANS; BASE MEANS MOVABLY SUPORTING SAID HOUSING MEANS; AND SPRING MEANS MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID BASE MEANS AND SAID HOUSING MEANS AND EXERTING A FORCE ON SAID HOUSING MEANS TENDING TO MOVE SAID PELLET RELATIVE TO A SURFACE HEATER INTO SURFACE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UNTENSIL,