Patent ID: 6909827

Claim:
A fiber optic device having a longitudinal axis, comprising: a first sub-housing disposed on the longitudinal axis and having first and second ends, a first alignment surface disposed proximate a first end of the first sub-housing, a second alignment surface disposed proximate a first end of the first sub-housing, the first and second alignment surfaces being substantially flat and parallel to the longitudinal axis, the second alignment surface being substantially orthogonal to the first alignment surface; a second sub-housing disposed on the axis and having a third alignment surface fitted to the first alignment surface of the first sub-housing, the first and third alignment surfaces matching to provide rotational and translational motion of the second sub-housing relative to the first sub-housing in a first plane parallel to the first alignment surface; and a third sub-housing disposed on the axis and having a fourth alignment surface fitted to the second alignment surface of the first sub-housing, the second and fourth alignment surfaces matching to provide rotational and translational motion of the third sub-housing relative to the first sub-housing in a second plane parallel to the second alignment surface.