Multi-direction optical data port
US5729394A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/0816
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mirror and lens assembly which selectively places a mirror or other reflective surface into or out of the light path of an optical transducer in an optical data port to redirect incoming and/or outgoing optical signals and thereby permit data transfer from more than one general direction or position.
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