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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2005
Applicants:
Mark Alan Yoder, Carmel, IN (US);
Scott Allen Bottler, Avon, IN (US);
Inventors:
Mark Alan Yoder, Carmel, IN (US);
Scott Allen Bottler, Avon, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A clamping spring () formed of a sheet of resilient material having an interconnected plurality of alternating first and second tabs disposed around the periphery thereof is disclosed. The first tabs () being angled upwardly and having mounting slots () therein. The second tabs () being angled downwardly. A force applied to the first tabs provides a consistent controlled clamping force at the second tabs.