Patent ID: 8172412

Claim:
A mount for an optical element to be placed within an optical beam and adapted for use with a supporting structure, said mount comprising: a housing adapted to be mounted to the supporting structure and having a top wall providing a supporting base and upright side walls supporting said top wall in spaced relation from the supporting structure and defining an internal space; a first opening through one side wall for an incoming beam and a second opening through another side wall for an outgoing beam; a movable plate positioned within said housing below said base and connected thereto and carrying retention means for holding an optical element within said internal space intersecting said incoming beam; a first mechanism providing a cooperative connection between said base and said plate for adjustably tilting said plate relative to said base; and, a second mechanism providing a cooperative connection between said base and said plate for adjustably rotating said plate relative to said base, whereby said plate and the optical element carried thereby is tiltable or rotatable relative to said base to direct an outgoing beam through said second opening along a selected axis by manipulating said first and second adjusting mechanisms.