Universal multi-mount for high value asset monitor tag

A mount for housing a sensor, the mount comprising:

• a housing having a base plate and a plurality of side walls extending from the base plate to form a cavity configured to hold the sensor, the base plate and the plurality of side walls being formed from iron, the base plate being configured to couple the mount with a surface;
• a lid coupled with a first side wall of the plurality of side walls and resting on a second side wall of the plurality of side walls, the lid including:
• at least one through hole, wherein a gap is formed between a portion of the lid and the second side wall of the plurality of side walls when the lid is coupled with the second side wall, the gap and the at least one through hole being configured to permit transmission of data from the sensor and through the mount;
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• a tab where the second side wall includes a recess configured to hold the tab;
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• a support mechanism extending from a bottom surface of the lid toward the base plate, the support mechanism configured to bias the sensor against the base plate in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction.

A mount for housing a sensor, the mount comprising:

• a housing having a base plate and a plurality of side walls extending from the base plate to form a cavity configured to hold the sensor, the base plate being configured to couple the mount with a surface;
• a lid coupled with a first side wall of the plurality of side walls, the lid having at least one through hole, wherein a gap is formed between a portion of the lid and a second side wall of the plurality of side walls when the lid is coupled with the first side wall, the gap and the at least one through hole being configured to permit transmission of data from the sensor and through the mount;
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• a support mechanism disposed within the housing, the support mechanism configured to bias the sensor against the base plate in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction.