Motorola Corporation

Arthur P Wicklein

James Lee Nowicki, Jr

Michael Paul Josef Wache

Donald Lee Gramlich, Jr

A snap-fit sensing apparatus ( ) for use in automotive applications including a housing ( ) having a pair of flexible arms ( ), a top portion ( ), and a bottom portion ( ), the flexible arms ( ) extending from the top portion ( ) to the bottom portion ( ), at least one of the flexible arms ( ) comprises a locking flange ( ). The sensing apparatus ( ) also includes a retaining mechanism ( ) fixedly connected with the top portion ( ), the retaining mechanism ( ) securing the sensing apparatus ( ) in place. In one preferred embodiment, the sensing apparatus ( ) further comprises a sensor ( ) located within the housing ( ) for sensing one of temperature and pressure. In one preferred embodiment, the flexible arms ( ) are connected with the top portion ( ) and the bottom portion ( ). In one preferred embodiment, the retaining mechanism ( ) is a wave spring ( ) fixedly connected with the top portion ( ), wherein the wave spring ( ) has a retaining flange ( ) for securing the snap-fit sensing apparatus ( ) in place.

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Antioch, IL, United States of America

Arthur P Wicklein