Spring bracket and sensor device including same

A bracket for holding a sensor at a location on a circuit board, comprising:

• a main body;
• at least two leg members each including:
• a first end connected to the main body;
• and
• a second end extending away from the main body, wherein in an engaged position of the bracket, the second end of each of the at least two leg members is configured to extend through a corresponding opening in the circuit board and wherein the second end further comprises a hook member configured to engage a bottom portion of the circuit board in the engaged position of the bracket;
• and
• at least one spring member having a first surface configured to contact a top portion of the sensor and exert a force substantially normal to the circuit board in the engaged position of the bracket and the hook members are electrical contacts that contact and provide electrical continuity between contact pads on a bottom side of the circuit board and the sensor when the bracket is in the engaged position, wherein the bracket has a rotational first position when the bracket is unengaged, and wherein the bracket has a second rotational position either clockwise or counterclockwise relative to the rotational first position when the bracket is engaged, wherein the sensor is locked in place when the bracket is in the second rotational position.

A method of assembling a sensor device, comprising:

• positioning a bracket over a sensor, wherein the bracket includes:
• a main body;
• at least one spring member connected to the main body;
• and
• at least two leg members, wherein each of the at least two leg members further includes:
• a first end connected to the main body;
• a second end extending away from the main body, wherein each second end includes a hook member;
• and
• inserting each second end of the at least two leg members through a corresponding opening in a circuit board such that each hook member engages a bottom portion of the circuit board and the at least one spring member contacts a top portion of the sensor so as to exert a first force substantially normal to the circuit board onto the sensor and to position the bracket in an engaged position relative to the circuit board, wherein the hook members are electrical contacts that contact electrical contact pads on a bottom side of the circuit board and provide electrical continuity with the sensor and the electrical contact pads when the bracket is in the engaged position.