Patent ID: 7595763

Claim:
A wireless device operably coupled to a sensing device that captures data representative of one or more parameters of a process device or sample, the wireless device comprising: a housing having a mounting structure for rigidly connecting the wireless device with respect to the process device or sample; and an antenna assembly having a movable connection with the housing, wherein the wireless device wirelessly transmits the data using the antenna assembly to a remote receiver or receives information from a remotely located transmitter, wherein the antenna assembly can be moved with respect to the housing, and wherein the movable connection maintains a hermetic seal and an explosion-proof flame path of the housing and the antenna assembly, the antenna assembly having an adapter or elbow with a channel formed along at least a portion of a circumference of the adapter or elbow, wherein the movable connection comprises a set screw, the channel and a sealing structure, and wherein the set screw travels along the channel to guide movement of the antenna assembly with respect to the housing.