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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
May. 28, 1999
Ray R. Cammons, Woodstock, GA (US);
George F. DeVeau, Cumming, GA (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A preferred embodiment incorporates base and cap members that are matable to each other to form, in a mated configuration, a cavity therebetween, that is sized and shaped to receive an optical integrated circuit therein. The base member includes a first latch post, with a first latching surface arranged between its proximal end and its distal end. The cap member includes a second latch post, with a second latching surface and an area of failure arranged between its proximal end and its distal end. The latching surfaces are arranged so that, as the base and cap members are urged toward the mated configuration, the latching surfaces retain the members in the mated configuration. Additionally, the second latch post is configured so that, as the members are urged apart, the second latch post structurally fails at the area of failure, thereby allowing the cap member to be removed from the base member. A replacement cap member then can be mated with the base member without disturbing the components mounted to the base member.