Patent ID: 7832295

Claim:
A submersible probe apparatus for monitoring parameters within an aqueous environment, the apparatus comprising: (a) a probe-body comprising an outer tube housing a power source in communication with a printed circuit board assembly having an interior flexible wiring layer extending from either end of an elongated multi-layer circuit board disposed between a first and second elongated weight; (b) an end-cap for connecting with a first end of the probe-body; and (c) a cam-twist type interconnect mechanism comprising: a male interconnect piece secured to a second end of the probe-body, the male interconnect piece having at least one protuberance outwardly-directed from an outer cylindrical surface, a female interconnect piece having a cylindrical-section along which a sleeve having at least one inclined aperture, may slide, and the inclined aperture is adapted for accepting the protuberance.