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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2014
Newport Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Albert Nguyen, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
James Fisher, Tustin, CA (US);
Richard Sebastian, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Newport Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An optical rail system that includes an electronic component mount configured to be mounted on rails between two previously-mounted electronic component mounts without the need of removing one of the two previous-mounted mounts. The electronic component mount includes grooves configured to securely register with respective portions of the rails. The mount further comprises locking devices for securely locking the portions of the rails to the housing within the grooves. The mount additionally includes a dock for securely hosting one or more optical components. Also disclosed is a rail mount for facilitating the mounting the optical rail system to an optical table or other structure. The rail mount includes grooves for securely registering with respective portions of the rails, locking devices for more securely locking the rails within the grooves, and an attachment structure for attaching the rail mount to a post, the post being configured for mounting to an optical table or other structure.