Housing for optical components
First Claim
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1. A housing for optical components, comprising a lower housing portion;
- at least one holder for holding glass fibers, couplers or splices;
said holder being provided as a component separate from said lower housing portion; and
snap fit means provided on said lower housing portion and said holder, said snap fit means for snap fit of said holder into a bottom of said lower housing portion;
said holder having a lower side comprising depressions, an upper side of said holder including a comb-type section defining guide grooves, said depressions extending in parallel to said guide grooves, said lower housing portion including depressions whereby said depressions of said lower housing portion cooperate with depressions of said holder to form channels between said lower housing portion and said holder.
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Abstract
A housing for optical components includes a lower housing portion and at least one holder for glass fibers, couplers and splices. It is intended to provide a housing that can flexibly be adjusted and permits accommodation of a larger number of splices. This is achieved by that the holder for splices and couplers is a separate component and can-be snap-fitted onto the bottom of the lower housing portion.
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16 Claims
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1. A housing for optical components, comprising a lower housing portion;
- at least one holder for holding glass fibers, couplers or splices;
said holder being provided as a component separate from said lower housing portion; and
snap fit means provided on said lower housing portion and said holder, said snap fit means for snap fit of said holder into a bottom of said lower housing portion;
said holder having a lower side comprising depressions, an upper side of said holder including a comb-type section defining guide grooves, said depressions extending in parallel to said guide grooves, said lower housing portion including depressions whereby said depressions of said lower housing portion cooperate with depressions of said holder to form channels between said lower housing portion and said holder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- at least one holder for holding glass fibers, couplers or splices;
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7. A housing for optical components, comprising:
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a lower housing portion; at least one holder for holding glass fibers, couplers or splices, said holder being provided as a component separate from said lower housing portion, said holder having a lower side comprising depressions and an upper side defining guide grooves, said depressions extending in parallel to said guide grooves, said lower housing portion including depressions formed on a surface thereof and opposite said depressions in said holder, said depressions of said lower housing portion cooperating with said depressions of said holder to form channels between said lower housing portion and said holder, said guide grooves being formed by two spaced, comb-type sections with a planar surface region between said comb-type sections, said planar surface region extending over a full width of said holder. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A housing for optical components, comprising a lower housing portion;
- at least one holder for holding glass fibers, couplers or splices;
said holder being provided as a component separate from said lower housing portion; and
snap fit means provided on said lower housing portion and said holder, said snap fit means for snap fit of said holder into a bottom of said lower housing portion;
said holder having a lower side comprising depressions, an upper side of said holder including a comb-type section defining guide grooves, said depressions extending in parallel to said guide grooves, said lower housing portion including depressions whereby said depressions of said lower housing portion cooperate with depressions of said holder to form channels;
said snap fit means includes latches provided on said holder and recesses provided on a bottom of said lower housing portion, said latches each being snap fittable into corresponding said recesses of said lower housing portion.
- at least one holder for holding glass fibers, couplers or splices;
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16. A housing for optical components, comprising:
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a lower housing portion; at least one holder for holding glass fibers, couplers or splices, said holder being provided as a component separate from said lower housing portion, said holder having a lower side comprising depressions and an upper side defining guide grooves, said depressions extending in parallel to said guide grooves, said lower housing portion including depressions formed on a surface thereof and opposite said depressions in said holder, said depressions of said lower housing portion cooperating with said depressions of said holder to form channels between said lower housing portion and said holder, said guide grooves are formed by two spaced, comb-type sections with a planar surface region between said comb-type sections, said planar surface region extending over a full width of said holder, said depressions being a different size than said guide grooves.
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