A spring clip
CA 2363057 A1 · Owner: Eriksen, Paul · Inventors: Steijer, Odd; Eriksen, Paul
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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The present invention relates to a spring clip for holding the connection sides of optical units in contact with one another said optical units , including guide pins and optical coupling surfaces. The clip includes a main part from which hooked members project out generally at right angles. A first and a second hooked member are adapted to snap firmly over a first optical unit, whereas a third hooked member is adapted to urge an optical connection side on a second optical unit against an optical connection side on the first optical unit.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed February 7, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 7, 2020.
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