TAMPER RESISTANT TEMPERATURE DIAL AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE

摘要

A tamper resistant temperature dial (16) and associated method of use is disclosed. This includes a temperature adjustment device associated with a controller (12) for a heating device that includes a rotatable dial for setting temperature in the heating device, a ring (30) that is operatively attached to the rotatable dial or the controller, wherein the ring includes a plurality of notched portions (28) , and a resilient detent (32) having a first portion engagable with at least one of the plurality of notched portions on the ring, a second portion (34) for releasably applying pressure to the resilient detent for disengaging the first portion of the resilient detent from the at least one of the plurality of notched portions on the ring and having a third portion (42) that is operatively attached to the attached to the controller or the rotatable dial. The heating device can be either electric or gas.