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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christian Cuny, Marolles En Hurepoix, FR;
Alain Vincent, Juilly, FR;
Assignee:
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385135 ; 385134 ; 385136 ;
Abstract
An adaptable assembly of hinged and stacked flat modules includes n modules and a support for holding the modules to which they are hinged, the support including successive elementary parts and hinges between them. The support comprises at least one modular support having one of the elementary parts at a first end and a truncated additional part at its second end which can be engaged in the elementary part at the first end of another identical modular support. Applications include assembly of optical cassettes.