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

Claim 14:
15. A pressure monitoring system for a wet barrel hydrant comprising:
a pressure sensor assembly comprising a pressure sensor and a connector, the pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure of a fluid received in the wet barrel hydrant, the connector configured to attach the pressure monitoring system to the wet barrel hydrant;
a base assembly comprising a mounting flange, the pressure sensor assembly coupled to the base assembly;
an outer housing coupled to the mounting flange, the outer housing comprising a sidewall shell and a cap, the sidewall shell comprising an annular inner sidewall projection configured to engage an annular cap recess of the cap, wherein the cap defines an inner cap surface, and wherein the cap further defines a substantially annular cap sidewall and a cap end wall opposite the sidewall shell; 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, the antenna assembly is encircled and covered by the cap, and 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.