Optical device package
AssigneeJDS Uniphase Corporation
InventorsJonathan Liberty, Gary S. Duck
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Abstract
A package for an optical device comprising two mating sections, each section including a rigid outer protective shell and a resilient inner body. The package is easily clamped together using snap clips, which are integral with the rigid outer protective shells. Preferably, strain relief is provided integrated on each end of the resilient bodies.
Claims20
A package for an optical device of the type comprising a plurality of elements including a first element that is not coaxial with a second element, the package comprising:
- base means having a first resilient inner section, and a first protective outer section, said first resilient inner section having a first raised portion for engaging the first element of the optical device;
- cover means having a second resilient inner section, and a second protective outer section, said second resilient inner section having a second raised portion for engaging the first element;
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- clamping means for securing the base means to the cover means, whereby the first element is held between the first and second raised portions.
A package for a device of the type comprising wires or fibers extending therefrom, the package comprising:
- base means having a first resilient section at one end thereof including a first strain relief means;
- cover means having a second resilient inner section at one end thereof including a second strain relief means;
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- clamping means for securing the base means to the cover means, whereby the first and second strain relief means form an annular strain relief member with a bore that gradually increases in diameter from an inner end proximate the device to an outer end remote from the device;
- wherein the first strain relief means includes first mating surfaces, each extending from an inner edge at the bore to an outer edge at an outer surface thereof;
- wherein the second strain relief means includes second mating surfaces, complementary with the first mating surfaces, extending from an inner edge at the bore to an outer edge at an outer surface thereof;
- and wherein the inner edges of the first and second mating surfaces define a line, at least a portion of which is arcuate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.