Temperature control gauge

Claim 1

IN A DIAL-TYPE TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING GAUGE HAVING, WITHIN A SEALED HOUSING, PRESSURE RESPONSIVE MEANS; AN INDICATING-POINTER SHAFT ACTUATED BY SAID PRESSURE RESPONSIVE MEANS; A PLURALITY OF ELECTRIC CONTROL CIRCUITS AND A CAM-ACTUATED SWITCH MEANS FOR EACH CONTROL CIRCUIT; THE INVENTION HEREIN COMPRISING, (A) SWITCH-MOUNTING MEANS FOR EACH SWITCH PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE INDICATINGPOINTER SHAFT; (B) CAM MEANS FOR EACH SWITCH FIXEDLY SECURED TO AND ROTATABLE WITH SAID SHAFT OPERATIVE BY ENGAGING WITH A SWITCH ACTUATING MEMBER CARRIED BY ITS RELATED SWITCH WHEN A PRESELECTED TEMPERATURE IS ATTAINED; (C) CONTROL-TEMPERATURE-INDICATING MEANS SECURED TO EACH SWITCH-MOUNTING MEANS TO INDICATE VISUAL CONTROL-TEMPERATURE SETTINGS ON THE DIAL, AND (D) SWITCH-MOUNTING ADJUSTING MEANS FOR EACH SWITCH MOUNTING MEANS EXTENDING INTO THE HOUSING AND ENGAGING THE SWITCH-MOUNTING MEANS TO SELECTIVELY POSITION SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID CAM MEANS THEREBY TO PRESELECT THE TEMPERATURE AT WHICH EACH SWITCH ACTUATING MEMBER IS TO OPERATE, EACH SWITCH-MOUNTING ADJUSTING MEANS INCLUDING A TUBULAR BOSS ELEMENT INTEGRAL WITH AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY OF SAID HOUSING; SCREW MEANS IN SAID BOSS ELEMENT AND EXTENDING INTO SAID HOUSING FOR ADJUSTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SWITCH-MOUNTING MEANS, AND LOCKING MEANS IN SAID BOSS ELEMENT OPERABLE TO SELECTIVELY LOCK SAID SCREW MEANS; SEALING MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE LOCKING MEANS TO SEAL SAID BOSS ELEMENT.