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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Charles M. Coushaine, Rindge, NH (US);
Charles M. Coushaine, Rindge, NH (US);
Osram Sylvania Inc, Danvers, MA (US);
Abstract
An illuminator () for a plurality of optical fibers (). The illuminator () comprises a housing () that can be formed of two housing halves, () and () of a suitable material such as an opaque ABS plastic. First and second compartments () are provided in the housing. A suitable battery () is contained within the first compartment () and a light source () is contained in the second compartment (). The light source () is preferably a LED. The light source () is mounted upon a printed circuit board (), which, in turn, can be mounted upon a heatsink (), for example, a black, anodized aluminum. An optical coupler () is associated with the light source () and comprises a central body () arrayed along a light source axis () and has a proximal end () with a lens () adjacent the light source () and a distal end (). At least one lateral projection () (preferably, two) is formed on the central body (), the lateral projection () including mounting means (). The distal end () is formed to accept an optical fiber bundle () that has a body () that preferably is polygonal in cross-section.