Patent ID: 7992835

Claim:
A kinematic optical mount comprising: an optical element; a frame supporting the optical element; a base member having first, second, and third point contacts, the base member having a first surface configured for fastening to a chassis and a second surface opposite to the first surface; an attraction means providing an attractive force to attract the frame to the base member seating the frame against the first, second, and third point contacts a threaded yaw adjustment cavity extending through the base member from the first surface to the second surface; a threaded yaw adjustment insert that enables adjustment for re-positioning the first point contact from the direction of the first surface when inserted in the threaded yaw adjustment cavity in a first orientation and enables adjustment for re-positioning the first point contact from the direction of the second surface when inserted in the threaded yaw adjustment cavity in an opposite orientation; a threaded pitch adjustment cavity extending through the base member from the first surface to the second surface; and a threaded pitch adjustment insert that enables adjustment for re-positioning the second point contact from the direction of the first surface when inserted in the threaded pitch adjustment cavity in a first orientation and enables adjustment for re-positioning the second point contact from the direction of the second surface when inserted in the threaded pitch adjustment cavity in an opposite orientation.