Thermal indicator for vacuum sterilizer test packs

- Castle Company
Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a thermal indicator for vacuum sterilizer test packs showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a typical side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof as taken from line 3--3 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof after exposure in a vacuum sterilizer;

FIG. 5 is another embodiment of my new design of FIGS. 1-4.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D222516 October 1971 Kelson
D235279 June 1975 Schuman
D253492 November 20, 1979 Augurt
D286622 November 11, 1986 deOliveira
Patent History
Patent number: D300305
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 16, 1986
Date of Patent: Mar 21, 1989
Assignee: Castle Company (Rochester, NY)
Inventor: John R. Scoville, Jr. (Henrietta, NY)
Primary Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje
Law Firm: Trask, Britt & Rossa
Application Number: 6/875,354
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Thermometer (D10/57); D24/99