US 11,867,559 B2
Thermal imager devices
Ottoleo Kuter-Arnebeck, Kenosha, WI (US); and Nicholas A. Gabbey, Mount Pleasant, WI (US)
Assigned to Snap-On Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US)
Filed by Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/728,964.
Prior Publication US 2023/0341268 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. G01J 5/02 (2022.01); G01J 5/04 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2022.01)
CPC G01J 5/0205 (2013.01) [G01J 5/0265 (2013.01); G01J 5/04 (2013.01); G01J 5/047 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thermal imager device comprising:
a thermal imager housing, the thermal imager housing comprising a display and user controls;
a removable detector housing comprising a thermal detector;
a flexible connector configured to detachably couple the removable detector housing to the thermal imager housing, the flexible connector comprising a first end, a second end, and a body between the first end and the second end, wherein the flexible connector is configured to detachably couple to the thermal imager housing at the first end, wherein the flexible connector is configured to detachably couple to the removable detector housing at the second end; and
wherein the thermal imager housing is configured to detachably couple directly to the removable detector housing.