Indoor/outdoor thermometer

Claim 2

An indoor/outdoor thermometer apparatus comprising: bisegmental temperature indicating means for simultaneously providing a relative temperature indication in connection with a first side of a sheet of transparent materiAl and a relative temperature indication in connection with a second side of the sheet material, said bisegmental temperature indicating means comprising: a first housing carrying: first temperature sensing means attachable to a first side of a sheet of transparent material; and first pointer means mounted for angular displacement in response to the sensing of a temperature change by said first sensing means for providing a relative indication of a temperature being sensed; a second housing unattached relative to said first housing and carrying: second temperature sensing means attachable to a second side of the sheet of transparent material; and second pointer means mounted for angular displacement in response to the sensing of a temperature change by said second sensing means for providing a relative indication of a temperature being sensed; said second pointer means being visible through said first and second housing means; each housing including adhesive attachment means operable to attach said first and second housings to the sheet of transparent material independently of each other to permit said bisegmental temperature indicating means to be attached at any preselected position on the transparent sheet of transparent material; said attachment means being disposed relative to said first and second pointer means such that said first and second pointer means are visible through transparent portions of said first housing when said first and second housings are attached to the sheet of transparent material; one of said housings including graduated scale means cooperable with said first and second temperature sensing means for simultaneously providing on a single scale temperature readings for both sides of the sheet of transparent material; and each of said housings including visual alignment means for aligning said first and second housings to orient said first and second pointers for substantially co-axial displacement in substantially superimposed paths along said graduated scale to permit a temperature reading of both sides of the sheet of transparent material to be taken simultaneously in connection with the single scale.

Claim 3

The indoor/outdoor thermometer apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first and second temperature sensing means comprise bimetallic coils.

Claim 4

The indoor/outdoor thermometer apparatus of claim 2 and further including moisture control means comprising: air circulation means disposed on said first and said second temperature sensing means for providing air circulation therein; inclined surface means in said first and said second temperature sensing means for directing to a drain means droplets of water which may be present therein; and drain means in said first and said second temperature sensing means and cooperable with said inclined surface means for controling droplets of water therein.

Claim 5

The indoor/outdoor thermometer apparatus of claim 1 wherein said alignment means comprises a first pair of surfaces operable to provide an indication of angular misalignment and a second pair of surfaces operable to provide an indication of offset misalignment.

Claim 6

The indoor/outdoor thermometer apparatus of claim 1 wherein said attachment means comprises tape means having a plurality of adhesive faces and a layer of foam-like material means interposed between said faces for maintaining each of said first and second temperature sensing means in a spaced apart relationship with respect to said sheet of transparent material to thermally insulate said first and said second temperature sensing means from said sheet of transparent material.

Claim 7

The indoor/outdoor thermometer apparatus of claim 1 and further including passage means for providing fluid communication between an interior portion and an exterior portion of said first and said second temperature sensing means respectively for reducing a time lag between a change in temperature on the exterior of said sensing means and a change in temperature on the interior of said sensing means.

Claim 8

An indoor/outdoor thermometer apparatus comprising: bisegmental temperature indicating means for simultaneously providing a relative temperature indication in connection with indoor and outdoor sides of a sheet of transparent material, said bisegmental temperature indicating means comprising: first housing means having front and rear wall means, each including a transparent face portion; a first pointer mounted on said first housing means between said first front and rear wall means and being angularly displaceable; first temperature sensing means disposed between said first front and rear wall means and being connected to said first pointer for producing angular displacement of said first pointer in response to sensed changes in temperature at an indoor side of the sheet of transparent material; first air circulation openings located in said first housing means exclusive of said rear wall means for providing air circulation around said first temperature sensing means; first adhesive means disposed on said first rear wall means for securing said first housing means to said indoor side of the sheet of transparent material such that said first pointer is visible through said front and rear transparent faces, and with said first rear wall means being spaced from the indoor side of the sheet of transparent material; second housing means, unattached relative to said first housing means, and having second front and rear wall means, each including a transparent face portion; a second pointer mounted on said second housing means between said second front and rear wall means and being angularly displaceable; second temperature sensing means disposed between said second front and rear wall means and being connected to said second pointer for producing angular displacement of said second pointer in response to sensed changes in temperature at an outdoor side of the sheet of transparent material; second air circulation openings located in said second housing means exclusive of said second wall means for providing air circulation around said second temperature sensing means; second adhesive means disposed on said second rear wall means for securing said second housing means to an outdoor side of the sheet of transparent material independently of the securance of said first housing means to the indoor side of the sheet of material, and such that said second pointer is visible through said second rear wall means as well as through said first front and rear wall means, with said second rear wall means being spaced from said second side of the sheet of transparent material; one of said transparent face portions of said first and second housing means including a graduated scale for providing a temperature indication for both of said first and second pointers; said first and second housing means respectively including first and second visual alignment means which are mutually alignable to orient said first and second pointers for substantially co-axial displacement in superimposed paths of travel along said graduated scale; said first and second pointers being cooperable to provide, when said first and second housing means have been aligned by said alignment means, a simultaneous relative temperature indication, in connection with said graduated scale means, of the indoor and outdoor sides of the sheet of transparent material.

Claim 9

An indoor/outdoor thermometer apparatus comprising: bisegmental temperature indicating means for simultaneously providing a relative temperature indication in connection with indoor and outdoor sides of a sheet of transparent material, said bisegmental temperature indicating means comprising: first housing means having front and rear wall means, each including a transparent face portion; a first pointer mounted on said first housing means between said first front and rear wall means and being angularly displaceable; first temperature sensing means disposed between said first front and rear wall means and being connected to said first pointer for producing angular displacement of said first pointer in response to sensed changes in temperature at an indoor side of the sheet of transparent material; first air circulation openings located in said first housing means exclusive of said rear wall means for providing air circulation around said first temperature sensing means; first adhesive means disposed on said first rear wall means for securing said first housing means to said indoor side of the sheet of transparent material such that said first pointer is visible through said front and rear transparent faces, and with said first rear wall means being spaced from the indoor side of the sheet of transparent material; second housing means, unattached relative to said first housing means, and having second front and rear wall means, each including a transparent face portion; a second pointer mounted on said second housing means between said second front and rear wall means and being angularly displaceable; second temperature sensing means disposed between said second front and rear wall means and being connected to said second pointer for producing angular displacement of said second pointer in response to sensed changes in temperature at an outdoor side of the sheet of transparent material; second air circulation openings located in said second housing means exclusive of said second wall means for providing air circulation around said second temperature sensing means; second adhesive means disposed on said second rear wall means for securing said second housing means to an outdoor side of the sheet of transparent material independently of the securance of said first housing means to the indoor side of the sheet of material, and such that said second pointer is visible through said second rear wall means as well as through said first front and rear wall means, with said second rear wall means being spaced from said second side of the sheet of transparent material; one of said transparent face portions of said first and second housing means including a graduated scale for providing a temperature indication for both of said first and second pointers; said first and second housing means respectively including first and second visual alignment means which are mutually alignable to orient said first and second pointers for substantially co-axial displacement in superimposed paths of travel along said graduated scale; said first and second pointers being cooperable to provide, when said first and second housing means have been aligned by said alignment means, a simultaneous relative temperature indication, in connection with said graduated scale means, of the indoor and outdoor sides of the sheet of transparent material.

Claim 10

Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said first and second rear transparent faces are planar in shape, said first and second adhesive means being mounted on said first and second transparent faces so as to space said transparent faces from the transparent sheet by a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the adhesive means.

Claim 11

Apparatus according to claim 8 wherein each of said pointers includes a lower mounting part mounted adjacent the front wall means of its respective hoUsing means and an upper indicator part displaced rearwardly therefrom so as to be located closer to said rear wall means; each of said temperature sensing means being connected to an adjustment means accessible through said rear wall means, said first and second adhesive means being disposed on said first and second rear wall means to cover said adjustment means.

Claim 12

Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said first and second temperature sensing means each comprise a bimetallic coil; and said first and second air circulation openings are disposed below the first and second temperature sensing means to resist the collection of moisture onto said temperature sensing means.