Preloaded sensor holder
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1. A holder for a sensor, the sensor being adapted to sense a parameter of an item, comprising:
- a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity, the body being flexible;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion; and
, a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item.
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Abstract
A holder for a sensor includes a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall. The sensor is adapted to sense a parameter of an item. The top wall and the side portion of the body form an interior cavity. A flange is coupled to and extends away from an edge of the side portion. A pressure application portion is coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body and is adapted to apply force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item.
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31 Claims
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1. A holder for a sensor, the sensor being adapted to sense a parameter of an item, comprising:
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a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity, the body being flexible;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion; and
,a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A holder for a sensor, comprising:
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a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion; and
,a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item, body, flange, and pressure application portion being integrally molded from flexible material.
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16. A holder for a sensor, comprising:
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a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion; and
,a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item, the body, flange, and pressure application portion being are integrally molded from a thermoplastic elastomer.
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17. A holder for a sensor, comprising:
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a body having a ton wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion; and
,a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item, the body and pressure application portion being integrally molded from flexible material.
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18. A holder for a sensor, comprising:
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a body having a ton wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion; and
,a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item, the body and pressure application being integrally molded from a thermoplastic elastomer and the flange is a flexible strip.
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19. A holder for a sensor,comprising
a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity; -
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion;
a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item; and
,an adhesive located on a surface of the flange for removably coupling the flange to a surface of the item, wherein the flange and adhesive are adapted to shield the sensor from ambient light.
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20. A holder for a sensor, comprising:
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a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion;
a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item; and
,a focusing feature integral with the body for focusing the force applied by the body to the sensor, the focusing feature being located within the interior cavity and including a slot within the body.
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21. A holder for a sensor, comprising:
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a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion; and
,a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item; and
,a focusing feature integral with the body for forcing the force applied by the body to the sensor the focusing feature being located within the interior cavity of the body, the top wall and the side portion meeting at a juncture portion, the focusing feature including a slot within the body along at least a portion of the juncture portion.
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22. A holder for a sensor, comprising:
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a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion; and
,a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item; and
,a focusing feature integral with the body for focusing the force applied by the body to the sensor, the focusing feature being located on an outer surface of the body and including at least one radial slot is located on the outer surface of the body, above the pressure application portion.
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23. A holder for a sensor, comprising;
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a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall;
the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion;
a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item; and
,a focusing feature integral with the body for focusing the force applied by the body to the sensor, the focusing feature being located on an outer surface of the body and including a plurality of radial slots located on the outer surface of the body. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A holder for a sensor, comprising:
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a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion;
a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item;
a focusing feature integral with the body for focusing the force applied by the body to the sensor, the focusing feature including a stiffener coupled to the body and being located within a slot of the body; and
,at least one transverse slot in the body.
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26. A holder for a sensor, the sensor being adapted to sense a parameter of an item, comprising:
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a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion;
a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item; and
,means for focusing the force applied by the body to the sensor and minimizing the force applied by the body on the flange.
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27. A holder for a sensor, the sensor being adapted to sense a parameter of an item, comprising:
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a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion;
a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item; and
, a slot within the body.
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28. A holder for a sensor, the sensor being adapted to sense a parameter of an item, comprising:
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a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity, the body being flexible;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion;
a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item; and
,at least one slot located on the outer surface of the body.
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29. A holder for a sensor, comprising:
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a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion;
a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item; and
,at least one slot located on the outer surface of the body, above the pressure application portion.
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30. A holder for a sensor, the sensor being adapted to sense a parameter of an item, comprising:
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a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity, the body being flexible;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion;
a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item; and
,at least one radial slot located on the outer surface of the body.
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31. A holder for a sensor, comprising:
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a body having a top wall and a side portion extending away from the top wall, the top wall and the side portion of the body forming an interior cavity;
a flange coupled to and extending away from an edge of the side portion;
a pressure application portion coupled to a surface of the interior cavity of the body for applying force to the sensor when the holder is coupled to the surface of the item; and
,at least one radial slot located on the outer surface of the body, the at least one radial slot having a starting point located generally above the pressure application portion and an ending point radially spaced from the starting point.
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