Patent ID: 7095939

Claim:
An electro-optical assembly, comprising: a bend mount comprising: a base having two clamp surfaces; a cover having two clamp surfaces, the cover being pivotally connected to the base such that the base and the cover are movable to a closed position; a first clamp formed by opposed clamp surfaces of the base and the cover when the base and the cover are in the closed position; and a second clamp formed by opposed clamp surfaces of the base and the cover when the base and the cover are the closed position; an optical fiber having a ferrule portion and a non-ferrule portion, the optical fiber positioned between the base and the cover with the ferrule portion of the optical fiber gripped by the first clamp and the non-ferrule portion gripped by the second clamp such that the ferrule portion is held at a non-zero angle to the gripped non-ferrule portion when the base and the cover are in the closed position; and a backplane defining an opening, at least a portion of the bend mount positioned within the opening in the backplane.