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Disclosed is an optical component packaging assembly including a rectangular plastic box with an upper half and a lower half. In the lower half, a thermal plastic vacuum formed insert is positioned within the lower half. The lower insert has a recess. The recess has opposed convex ends and central f

Disclosed is an optical component packaging assembly including a rectangular plastic box with an upper half and a lower half. In the lower half, a thermal plastic vacuum formed insert is positioned within the lower half. The lower insert has a recess. The recess has opposed convex ends and central finger recesses. The opposed convex ends prevent the end faces of the optical component from being brought into contact with the insert. The convex ends may be v-shaped or semi-circular. The finger recesses provide convenient access to the laser rod so that the person unpackaging the laser rod from the optical component packaging is most likely to engage the laser rod at a center portion thereof rather than grasping the laser rod at the end faces thereof, thereby inadvertently damaging the optical surfaces of the laser rod. When the optical component packaging box is closed, a downwardly extending portion from an insert placed in the upper half of the box engages the outer diameter of the laser rod and secures the laser rod in position in the recess.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A packaging container for holding at least one laser rod, said at least one laser rod having an elongated shape extending along an axis with two axially opposed ends, each axially opposed end having a planar surface and both planar surfaces are parallel to each other, said packaging container com

1. A packaging container for holding at least one laser rod, said at least one laser rod having an elongated shape extending along an axis with two axially opposed ends, each axially opposed end having a planar surface and both planar surfaces are parallel to each other, said packaging container comprising:a container body forming an exterior of said packaging container; an insert located within said container body, said insert having at least one elongated recess, extending along an axis, each of said at least one recess having axially opposed convex ends, the at least one laser rod positionable in said recess such that each end of the at least one laser rod faces and is spaced from a convex end of the at least one recess, the at least one laser rod being removable therefrom to be placed in a laser rod apparatus.