Patent ID: 6594435
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A right angle bend mount for bending an optical fiber into the plane of a circuit board, the right angle bend mount comprising:a base; a cover pivotably connected to the base via a hinge; a first clamp formed by a first pair of opposed surfaces of the base and cover adjacent the hinge, the first clamp being adapted to fixedly grip a ferrule portion of the optical fiber when the base and the cover are fixed together in a closed position; a second clamp formed by a second pair of opposed surfaces of the base and cover, the second clamp being adapted to fixedly grip a non-ferrule portion of the optical fiber when the base and the cover are fixed together in a closed position; wherein the ferrule portion is held at a right angle to the gripped non-ferrule portion when the base and the cover are fixed together in a closed position.