Patent ID: 6672170
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: G01L

Abstract:
A condition responsive transducer comprisinga condition responsive sensor, a body mounting the condition responsive sensor, a support member mounted on the body, an electrical circuit having at least a portion thereof mounted on the support member, electrical terminals and a connector having an end wall mounting the terminals in spaced apart relation to one another, the connector formed with a generally cylindrical tubular wall portion extending upwardly from the end wall forming a cavity with an open end, a resilient, generally cylindrical grommet closely received in the cavity and having a longitudinal axis, through holes formed in the grommet extending in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis, an extension of each terminal received through a respective through hole, the grommet having a sidewall and opposed end faces, a circumferentially extending groove formed on the exterior of the sidewall intermediate to the end faces and a plurality of protrusions extending away from the end face closest to the end wall of the connector, the tubular portion of the connector having a recess formed in the exterior surface of the tubular wall portion defining a catch retaining surface and a cap having a generally cylindrical wall forming a first end with inwardly, radially extending grommet retaining surfaces extending from one end, the wall formed with at least one leg having a distal free end formed with an inwardly extending catch, the cap receivable over the open end of the tubular portion and with the catch received in the recess in the sidewall of the tubular portion and retained therein by the catch retaining surface with the grommet retaining surfaces of the cap retaining the grommet in the cavity.