Patent ID: 7177028

Claim:
A reusable, high stiffness, magnetic shield in combination with a fiber optic gyroscope comprising: a support for supporting a fiber optic coil and including a centrally placed, bolt-receiving opening; a shield including a lower shield portion for supporting the fiber optic coil support and an upper shield portion disposed to interfit with said lower shield portion, said lower and upper shield portions having respective centrally placed fastener-receiving openings alignable with the centrally placed, bolt-receiving opening of said support; a bolt having a head engageable with said support, a shank insertable through the centrally placed, bolt-receiving openings in said lower and upper shield portions for effecting a self-centering component mechanism; an attachment medium associated with said bolt head; and a fastener couplable with said upper shield portion and said bolt head attachment medium for securing said upper shield portion both to said lower shield portion and to said bolt.