Floating conductor housing

A sensor assembly comprising:

• a sensing element with an electrical lead extending therefrom, the electrical lead includes a spring portion biasing the electrical lead;
• a tube surrounding the sensing element;
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• an insulating material surrounding a portion of the at least one electrical lead and defining a space around the at least one electrical lead so that when temperature gradients create push and pull, the at least one electrical lead moves within the space and the spring portion provides strain relief;
• a sleeve connected to the tube and surrounding the insulating material;
• at least one lead extension connected to the electrical lead at a connection point;
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• a distal material fixing the sensing element in a distal end of the tube, wherein the distal material and the insulating material define an air gap therebetween, and wherein the electrical lead is continuously extended from the sensing element to the connection point located within the insulating material.

A sensor assembly comprising:

• a sensing element with an electrical lead extending therefrom, the electrical lead includes a spring portion biasing the electrical lead;
• a tube surrounding the sensing element;
• an insulating material surrounding the sensing element and the at least one electrical lead and defining a space around the at least one electrical lead so that when temperature gradients create push and pull, the at least one electrical lead moves within the space and the spring portion provides strain relief, wherein a portion of the electrical lead is formed in a sinusoidal shape with at least two arcuate sections for allowing flexing of the electrical lead during movement from temperature gradients, the sinusoidal shaped portion is in an air gap;
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• an inner layer within the tube that provides electrical insulation and mechanical dampening for the electrical lead in the air gap;
• a sleeve connected to the tube and surrounding the insulating material;
• at least one lead extension connected to the electrical lead at a connection point;
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• a distal material fixing the sensing element in a distal end of the tube, wherein the distal material and the insulating material define an air gap therebetween, and wherein the electrical lead is continuously extended from the sensing element to the connection point located within the insulating material.