Patent ID: 8670225
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: G01D,H01R

Abstract:
1. A data logger comprising: a sensor for sensing an environmental condition of the data logger; a timer for providing a temporal scale to the sensed environmental condition; a memory device for storing data provided by the sensor and the timer; circuitry connected to the sensor, the timer and the memory device for conditioning data provided by the sensor, the timer and the memory device; a casing for containing the sensor, the timer, the memory device and the circuitry in a waterproof enclosure; a data communication linkage extending from the circuitry and through the circuitry compartment to allow data to be extracted from the memory device, the data linkage comprising: a USB connector; a plug connected to the USB connector, the plug including: a USB cable having a first end extending from the plug; and a grommet connected to a second end of the USB cable for connecting the USB cable to the casing; and a channel extending along an edge perimeter of the casing such that the USB connector, the plug, an entire length of the USB cable and an entirety of the grommet are at least partially shrouded within the casing; wherein: