Patent ID: 7687777

Claim:
A stamped aperture assembly for use with a photosensor system and configurable to secure to an infrared (IR) component of the photosensor system, the infrared (IR) component comprising at least one of an infrared radiation-emitting component and an infrared radiation-detecting component, the stamped aperture assembly comprising: a thin, opaque, elongated sheet of plastic configured to wrap around the IR component; an aperture window to focus infrared radiation of the photosensor system; a locking system to attach the stamped aperture assembly, including a sagittally-shaped locking tab at a first end of the thin, opaque, elongated sheet of plastic and a pin slot at the opposite end, the pin slot shaped and sized to securely receive a set of pins of the IR component, a shaft of the sagittally-shaped locking tab sized to fit securely between the set of pins, and a head of the sagitally-shaped locking tab sized to rest on the set of pins; and an alignment system to direct the infrared radiation through the aperture window.