Abstract: A thermometer device including a shaft assembly, a heat fin assembly, and an electronic transceiver assembly is disclosed herein. The thermometer device includes a stainless-steel shaft body with a pointed distal end having temperature sensing elements housed in the body. The thermometer device further includes a T-shaped heat sink extending from the shaft portion near the proximal end. The proximal end of the body is mounted to an electronic transceiver module capable of wirelessly communicating the sensed temperature to an electronic mobile device. The electronic transceiver module includes a digital display for displaying the presently sensed temperature.

Abstract: An ink supply apparatus includes a carriage on which a printer head arrangement including a printer head is mounted to an alignment plate and an ink reservoir arrangement including an ink reservoir is mounted to a frame pivotably connected to the alignment plate to permit access to the printer head arrangement. A conduit connects an inlet of the printer head to an outlet of the ink reservoir. The outlet of the ink reservoir is located directly behind the inlet of the printer head when the frame is pivoted to a normal operating position to minimize surges in the conduit and thereby prevent leakage out of or air ingestion into the nozzles of the printer head. The ink supply apparatus is particularly well suited for use in ink jet printers where multiple printer heads are used and printing occurs in two directions of travel of the carriage.