Patent ID: 6736355
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: F16B,G01D,G01P

Abstract:
An arrangement for mounting a sensor at a fixed position with respect to a target, said arrangement comprising:a housing for said sensor; a mount spaced away from said target having a bore; a fastener for insertion into said bore said fastener having a shank with a tapered portion and a head, said fastener shank extending along a first axis; and a looped bracket having an eyelet for encircling said housing, said eyelet having an axis generally parallel with said first axis, said bracket having opposite at least partially overlapping ends with generally aligned holes for reception of said fastener shank, one of said bracket ends having a wedge tab, wherein said wedge tab makes contact with said fastener shank tapered portion upon insertion of said fastener into said bore to cause said overlapping ends to move with respect to one another in a plane generally perpendicular with the first axis to cause said bracket eyelet to close to capture said housing.