Patent ID: 7788970

Claim:
A wireless sensor probe comprising: a probe body for placement into the ground; said probe body having an interior, an exterior, a top and a bottom; a stabilizing gasket secured on and extending out from an external side surface of said probe body between said top and bottom of said probe body such that said stabilizing gasket is positioned completely beneath the ground when said wireless sensor probe is inserted into the ground; said stabilizing gasket having an annular shape with a top surface facing a top of said probe body and a side surface increasing in size from a bottom portion of said stabilizing gasket to a top portion of said stabilizing gasket such that said stabilizing gasket allows insertion of said wireless sensor probe into the ground and resists said wireless sensor probe from being moved upwards from said ground; a mast member including one or more sensor devices for sensing a soil property surrounding the probe body when the probe body is inserted into the ground; and a top member selectively removable from a top of said probe body; wherein the mast member is configured to removably fit within the interior of the probe body; and, wherein the interior of the probe body is selectively enclosable with the top member; and, wherein the wireless sensor probe is further configured to wirelessly transmit data from the one or more sensor devices.