Patent ID: 7686930

Claim:
A meter assembly comprising a handheld meter including a hollow meter body defining a substantially flat surface area, a display mounted to a face of said body, a circuit board in said body for controlling the display in response to sensor signals, a plurality of electrical jacks disposed next to one another in said surface area, each jack being connected electrically to said circuit board, and a rail extending along the meter body at one side of said surface area, and at least one connector plugged into one of said jacks, each connector including a connector body encompassing a connector element and at least one conductor connecting the connector element to a sensor for carrying sensor signals between said sensor and said circuit board, and a resilient lever arm movably secured to an exterior surface of the connector body in line therewith, said arm having a finger at one end thereof which engages under said rail when said at least one connector is plugged into said one of said jacks and a digit-engageable portion at the other end of said arm which when moved toward the connector body releases the finger from said rail enabling removal of said at least one connector from said one of said jacks.