Tool for cleaving optical fibers
US4257546A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 1979 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T225/325
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hand tool for cleaving optical fibers includes a means for supporting and tensioning an optical fiber, a lever pivotably mounted on the tool body for hand actuation, and means for severing an optical fiber including a cutting element operably associated with the lever for moving the cutting element toward and across the axial direction of an optical fiber.
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