Patent ID: 8359929
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: G01L,H05K

Abstract:
1. A surface mounted instrument comprising: a housing adapted for mounting within a rough-in box, the housing comprising a wall defining an interior volume and an opening to the interior volume, the housing supporting operating components of the instrument, the housing further comprising a collar extending from the opening and disposed over a portion of a mounting surface about the rough-in box; a display module moveably attached to the housing and selectively movable between an operating position where the display module covers the opening and a servicing position where the display module exposes the opening for access to the operating components; a display attached to the display module and in signal communication with the operating components; a removable cover plate in sealing contact with the display and the mounting surface when in an installed position over the display module with the display module in the operating position, the cover plate comprising a pawl that is received by a notch structure when the cover plate is installed, such that installation of the cover plate deflects the pawl through a series of notches for affixing the cover plate in the installed position; and a first seal disposed between the cover plate and the mounting surface and a second seal disposed between the cover plate and the display for isolating the interior volume from an external environment when the cover plate is in the installed position.