Patent ID: 8091876

Claim:
A fixture for securing a plurality of optoelectronic packages for mounting at least first and second wires or components on at least first and second mounting surfaces at different relative angles, the fixture comprising: a base including a bottom surface and a generally opposing top surface at an angle relative to the bottom surface; a holder rotatably coupled to the base, the holder including a top portion and a side portion, the top portion including a first end, an opposing second end and a top surface, the side portion including a first end, an opposing second end, a bottom surface and an outer side surface, the holder defining a plurality of passageways extending from the top surface of the top portion toward the bottom surface of the side portion and configured to receive the plurality of optoelectronic packages, wherein the holder and the base are configured such that the holder is rotatable between at least first and second mounting positions with the top surface of the top portion being at respective first and second mounting angles relative to a horizontal plane, wherein the top portion contacts the top surface of the base in the first mounting position and wherein the side portion contacts the top surface of the base in the second mounting position; and a locker configured to secure the plurality of optoelectronic packages.