Patent ID: 11927808
Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 18:
19. A holder for an optical component, the holder comprising:
a holder body including a pocket at which the optical component can be secured, the holder body having a length, a width and a depth, the length extending between first and second ends of the holder body, the holder body including first and second main walls that oppose one another and that extend between the first and second ends, the pocket being defined between the first and second main walls, the width being defined between first and second sides of the holder body that extend between the first and second ends of the holder body, the first side including a side wall that interconnects the first and second main walls, the second side having an open configuration suitable for allowing the optical component to be inserted into the pocket through the second side, the first main wall defining a first major outer side of the holder body and the second main wall defining an opposite second major outer side of the holder body, the depth being perpendicular with respect to the length and the width and extending between the first and second major outer sides of the holder body;
first and second mounting tabs located at the first and second ends of the holder body adjacent the first major outer side of the holder, the first and second mounting tabs being resiliently moveable relative to the holder body along the length of the holder body; and
first and second dovetail projections that project outwardly from the second major outer side of the holder body.