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US 7,115,873 B2Granted
Compound optical coupler and support mechanism
AssigneeFrederick Mining Controls LLP
InventorsDwight Medley, Dean Estill
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Abstract
A support mechanism for protecting an object is described. The support system includes at least one support ring for providing dynamic protection to the object. One embodiment includes a support ring having corrugated bumps. Another embodiment includes multiple support rings axially separated by spacers. A compound optical coupler is also described, which has a self-wetting clear optical coupling gel and an elastomeric load ring.
Claims18
A compound optical coupling assembly comprising:
- a self-wetting optical coupling gel in an interior portion of a compound optical coupling assembly;
- and
- an elastomeric load ring radially outward of said self-wetting optical coupling gel, wherein said self-wetting optical coupling gel is in an inner portion of said elastomeric load ring.
An optical coupling assembly comprising:
- a self-wetting optical coupling gel in said coupling assembly;
- and
- an elastomeric support device radially outward of said self-wetting optical coupling gel, wherein said self-wetting optical coupling gel is in an inner portion of said elastomeric load ring.
An optical coupling assembly comprising:
- a self-wetting optical coupling gel;
- and
- an elastomeric support device radially outward of said self-wetting optical coupling gel, wherein said self-wetting optical coupling gel has a slightly convex surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.