Patent ID: 11971318
Assignee: MUELLER INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  E | IPC E  G

Claim 20:
21. An outer housing for a pressure monitoring system comprising:
a sidewall shell defining an axis extending centrally therethrough and an annular outer sidewall projection;
a cap mounted to the sidewall shell, the cap defining an annular outer cap surface and an inner cap surface, the annular outer cap surface defining an annular notch formed therein, the annular outer sidewall projection extending alongside the annular outer cap surface, wherein the cap further defines a substantially annular cap sidewall and a cap end wall opposite the sidewall shell;
a packing received in the annular notch and configured to create a watertight seal between the annular outer sidewall projection and the annular outer cap surface; and
an antenna assembly comprising an antenna and an antenna board, the antenna assembly mounted to the inner cap surface of the cap, wherein the antenna assembly is disposed external to the sidewall shell and is encircled and covered by the cap, and wherein the antenna board is mounted to the substantially annular cap sidewall at the inner cap surface and suspended within the outer housing cavity between the sidewall shell and the cap end wall.