Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a device comprising a hood attachable to a cable connector for a first cable, the cable connector attachable to a substantially planar first circuit card, said hood attachable in a plane of the first circuit card, said hood adapted to constrain a portion of the first cable to within a predetermined volume partially defined by a thickness of the first circuit card, said hood adapted to constrain a portion of a second cable to within the predetermined volume. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. This abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

Abstract: During scribing of a ceramic plate with a laser beam, ceramic particles rise from the workpiece in a direction of motion that is generally the same as that of the workpiece. The lens on a laser scriber is protected from abrasive contact with such particulates in the atmosphere by slipping the base of a housing over the circumference of the lens mount and forming a generally airtight seal between them. The housing is shaped like a frustum of a right circular cone, with the apex end thereof truncated and essentially rolled over to form an orifice through which the lens axis and laser beam pass. A plurality of streams of pressurized air are introduced into the housing near the midpoint of the frustum and the lens surface. The air streams are introduced tangent to the inner surface of the housing and angled downward for producing a vortex of air that is exhausted to the atmosphere through the orifice at a velocity and vorticity that inhibits particulates outside of the cover entering the orifice.

Abstract: During scribing of a ceramic plate with a laser beam, ceramic particles rise from the workpiece in a direction of motion that is generally the same as that of the workpiece. The lens on a laser scriber is protected from abrasive contact with such particulates in the atmosphere by slipping the base of a housing over the circumference of the lens mount and forming a generally airtight seal between them. The housing is shaped like a frustum of a right circular cone, with the apex end thereof truncated and essentially rolled over to form an orifice through which the lens axis and laser beam pass. A plurality of streams of pressurized air are introduced into the housing near the midpoint of the frustum and the lens surface. The air streams are introduced tangent to the inner surface of the housing and angled downward for producing a vortex of air that is exhausted to the atmosphere through the orifice at a velocity and vorticity that inhibits particulates outside of the cover entering the orifice.