Claims
- 1. A sealing feature for a multiple-piece housing for optoelectronic devices, said sealing feature including a channel having an intermittently varying cross-sectional area and capable of receiving therein a gasket having a substantially constant cross-sectional area.
- 2. The sealing feature as in claim 1, in which said channel includes a plurality of minimum cross-sectional area portions capable of tightly securing said gasket.
- 3. The sealing feature as in claim 2, wherein said channel is formed within a first sealing surface formed in a first piece of said multiple-piece housing and a second piece of said multiple-piece housing includes a second sealing surface and, when said gasket is disposed within said channel and said first piece and said second piece are joined to form said multiple-piece housing, said first sealing surface and said second sealing surface form a substantially conterminous boundary and said gasket includes maximum compression points substantially only at each of said plurality of minimum cross-sectional area portions.
- 4. The sealing feature as in claim 3, further comprising fastening means securing said first piece to said second piece.
- 5. The sealing feature as in claim 2, wherein said channel is formed within a first sealing surface formed in a first piece of said multiple-piece housing and a second piece of said multiple-piece housing includes a second sealing surface including a tongue extending therefrom, and, when said gasket is disposed within said channel and said first piece and said second piece are joined to form said multiple-piece housing, said first sealing surface and said second sealing surface form a substantially conterminous boundary, said tongue is received within said channel and compresses said gasket, and said gasket includes maximum compression points only at each of said plurality of minimum cross-sectional area portions.
- 6. The sealing feature as in claim 1, in which said cross-sectional area varies regularly.
- 7. A multiple piece housing for optoelectronic devices comprising a first piece including a first sealing surface and contacting a second sealing surface of a second piece, and a corrugated channel formed within said first sealing surface and retaining a gasket having a substantially constant cross-sectional area, said gasket contacting said second surface and ridged portions of said corrugated channel.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Application Serial No. 60/254,420, entitled “Optical Subassembly Enclosure”, filed on Dec. 8, 2000, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
[0002] This application is a divisional application of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 10/011,685, filed Dec. 4, 2001.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60254420 |
Dec 2000 |
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Divisions (1)
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10011685 |
Dec 2001 |
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10813994 |
Mar 2004 |
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