Patent ID: 8192095

Claim:
A sensor assembly for a vehicle windshield, the sensor assembly comprising: a retaining frame attachable to a windshield; a sensor housing; a pair of clamping hooks connected to the sensor housing, wherein the clamping hooks are attachable to the retaining frame to attach the sensor housing to the retaining frame; a spring element connected to the sensor housing and adjacent to a respective one of the clamping hooks and physically separate from the clamping hooks; and an actuating lever pivotably mounted to the clamping hooks, wherein pivoting of the actuating lever causes the spring element to compress and press the sensor housing against the windshield, with the clamping hooks being uncompressed from the pivoting of the actuating lever, when both the retaining frame is attached to the windshield and the sensor housing is attached by the clamping hooks to the retaining frame.