Patent ID: 6779929
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
A device for transmitting light, comprising, in combination,a) a fiber optics cable having light entrance and light exit ends, b) structure including a body for positioning said entrance end to receive light, c) said structure including a receiver carried by the body and receiving the entrance end of the cable, d) and at least one anchor carried by said structure to attach the structure to a mounting board, for positively positioning said structure, and said body and receiver, relative to the board, e) a light focusing and transmitting lens located in said structure in alignment with said entrance end of the light pipe, said lens associated with said receiver and the cable having a light transmitting core in alignment with a substantially flat light transmitting surface of the lens, the lens and receiver being unitary, and the cable having a plastic jacket surrounding said core said jacket retained to a bore defined by the receiver, f) and including a cavity in the receiver in alignment with said lens receiving a light source in the form of an LED, and including said mounting board, the entirety of the LED spaced from the mounting board.