Patent ID: 8827470
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: G02B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of mounting an optical structure, comprising the steps of: sliding a first opening extending through an upper element of a mount for mounting an optical structure over at least one portion of a protruding member, said optical structure comprising at least one of at least one reflective panel and at least one mirror panel, said at least one of at least one reflective panel and at least one mirror panel having at least one reflective surface and at least one back surface substantially opposite said reflective surface, and said protruding member being part of said mount for mounting said optical structure, wherein said back surface has said protruding member extending therefrom, said protruding member comprises first and second surfaces and a third surface extending between said first and second surfaces thereof such that said first surface of said protruding member is substantially parallel to said second surface of said protruding member, said first surface of said protruding member is at least one of disposed on and in connection with said back surface of said optical structure, and said first opening at least one of forms and defines two arms in said upper element, each of said two arms having a head portion and ending at an end thereof; and tightening said first opening of said upper element of said mount around said at least one portion of said protruding member by inserting a tightening mechanism into a second opening located through one of said head portions of said upper element and by further inserting and tightening said tightening mechanism into a third opening in said other head portion of said upper element so that said tightening mechanism draws said two ends of said head portions toward each other such that said upper element is disposed at least one of substantially on, in connection with and around at least one of said second surface and said third surface of said protruding member and at least a portion of said protruding member is disposed between said optical structure and said upper element of said mount.