Patent ID: 9411109
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: G02B

Claim Text:
1. A mount for use with an optical fiber, the mount having a front surface, the mount comprising a lower block comprising an upper block having a front surface and a rear surface, the front surface of the upper block being substantially coplanar with the front surface of the first portion of the lower block the upper block being disposed over the first portion of the lower block but not over the second portion of the lower block, the upper block having a downward-facing ridge that extends continuously from the front surface of the upper block to the rear surface of the upper block and closely fits within the upward-facing channel formed in the top surface of the first portion of the lower block, the downward-facing ridge including one or more holding surfaces disposed adjacent the groove and extending continuously along the downward-facing ridge, the upper block being held against the first portion of the lower block, such that the one or more holding surfaces are configured to hold the optical fiber in the groove at the bottom of the channel of the first portion of the lower block.