Back to results
US 10,241,290 B2Granted
Optical post mount system and method of use
AssigneeNewport Corporation
InventorsKen Nguyen, James Fisher, Rick Sebastian
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An optical mount system that may be adjusted by a variety of devices and methods. In some cases, a post collar assembly may be configured to engage a collar coupling surface of a post holder body such that the post collar engages the collar coupling surface in indexed and predetermined angular positions. In some cases, a base of a post holder body may be configured to accept a secondary base element in the form of a mounting adapter which may be releasably secured the base to provide additional stiffness for the mounting of the base to a reference surface.
Claims13
An optical mount assembly, comprising:
- an optical post mount system, including:
- a post holder body;
- a mounting base disposed at a lower end of the post holder body in fixed relation thereto, the mounting base comprising a flat bottom surface and an adapter receiver therein;
- a mounting adapter including a flat bottom surface and a coupling extension which is configured to be detachably coupled to the mounting base with the coupling extension engaged with the adapter receiver and with the flat bottom surface of the mounting adapter being parallel to the flat bottom surface of the mounting base;
- and
- wherein the adapter receiver comprises an elongate open slot in the bottom surface of the mounting base and the coupling extension comprises an elongate protrusion which extends from the mounting adapter and which has an outer profile that is configured to closely engage an inner surface of the elongate open slot of the adapter receiver.
3 more elements
An optical mount assembly, comprising:
- an optical post mount system, including:
- a post holder body;
- a mounting base disposed at a lower end of the post holder body in fixed relation thereto, the mounting base comprising a flat bottom surface and an adapter receiver therein;
- a mounting adapter including a flat bottom surface and a coupling extension which is configured to be detachably coupled to the mounting base with the coupling extension engaged with the adapter receiver and with the flat bottom surface of the mounting adapter being parallel to the flat bottom surface of the mounting base;
- and
- wherein the mounting base comprises a fastener orifice which includes an elongate slot which is substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of the mounting base and which extends radially from a longitudinal axis of a post receiver bore.
3 more elements
An optical mount assembly, comprising:
- an optical post mount system, including:
- a post holder body;
- a mounting base disposed at a lower end of the post holder body in fixed relation thereto, the mounting base comprising a flat bottom surface and an adapter receiver therein;
- a mounting adapter including a flat bottom surface and a coupling extension which is configured to be detachably coupled to the mounting base with the coupling extension engaged with the adapter receiver and with the flat bottom surface of the mounting adapter being parallel to the flat bottom surface of the mounting base;
- and
- wherein the mounting base further comprises an alignment slot which is adjacent the adapter receiver and which is configured to engage an alignment pin which is secured to a work surface.
3 more elements
An optical mount assembly, comprising:
- an optical post mount system, including:
- a post holder body including a rigid structure, an upper end, a lower end, and a post receiver,
- a mounting base disposed at the lower end of the post holder body in fixed relation thereto, the mounting base including a rigid structure, a flat bottom surface and an adapter receiver disposed therein,
- a mounting adapter including a rigid structure, a flat bottom surface and a coupling extension which is configured to be detachably coupled to the adapter receiver and with the flat bottom surface of the mounting adapter being parallel to the flat bottom surface of the mounting base;
- a rigid elongate optical post operatively coupled with the post receiver of the post holder body, the optical post including an upper end and a lower end;
- an optical mount secured to the upper end of the optical post;
- and wherein the adapter receiver comprises an elongate open slot in the flat bottom surface of the mounting base and the coupling extension comprises an elongate protrusion which extends from the mounting adapter and which has an outer surface profile that is configured to closely engage an inner surface profile of the elongate open slot of the adapter receiver.
4 more elements
An optical mount assembly, comprising:
- an optical post mount system, including:
- a post holder body including a rigid structure, an upper end, a lower end, and a post receiver,
- a mounting base disposed at the lower end of the post holder body in fixed relation thereto, the mounting base including a rigid structure, a flat bottom surface and an adapter receiver disposed therein,
- a mounting adapter including a rigid structure, a flat bottom surface and a coupling extension which is configured to be detachably coupled to the adapter receiver and with the flat bottom surface of the mounting adapter being parallel to the flat bottom surface of the mounting base;
- a rigid elongate optical post operatively coupled with the post receiver of the post holder body, the optical post including an upper end and a lower end;
- an optical mount secured to the upper end of the optical post;
- and
- wherein the mounting base comprises a fastener orifice including an elongate slot which is configured to accept fasteners that are aligned perpendicular to the flat bottom surface of the mounting base and which has a longitudinal axis that extends radially from a longitudinal axis of an elongate cylindrical bore of the post receiver.
5 more elements
An optical mount assembly, comprising:
- an optical post mount system, including:
- a post holder body including a rigid structure, an upper end, a lower end, and a post receiver,
- a mounting base disposed at the lower end of the post holder body in fixed relation thereto, the mounting base including a rigid structure, a flat bottom surface and an adapter receiver disposed therein,
- a mounting adapter including a rigid structure, a flat bottom surface and a coupling extension which is configured to be detachably coupled to the adapter receiver and with the flat bottom surface of the mounting adapter being parallel to the flat bottom surface of the mounting base;
- a rigid elongate optical post operatively coupled with the post receiver of the post holder body, the optical post including an upper end and a lower end;
- an optical mount secured to the upper end of the optical post;
- and wherein the mounting base further comprises an alignment slot which is adjacent the adapter receiver and which is configured to engage an alignment pin which is secured to and extends upwardly from a work surface.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.