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Wedge shaped fiber retainer ring

US8472776B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2010
Grant dateJun 25, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/4459
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fiber retainer ring includes a bottom wall having a first end and a second end, a side wall projecting from the bottom wall first end and including a distal end, and a top wall connected to the bottom wall second end and forming a ramp inclined relative to the bottom wall. Also a method of installing a module in a shelf provided with such retainer rings.

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