Hand held fiber optic cleaving tool
US4557049A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1984 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T225/321
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hand tool for cleaving optical fibers including an elongated body having a longitudinal axis extending lengthwise thereof. A fiber support surface is attached to the body and extends in a plane which is transverse to such longitudinal axis. Fiber clamping means are provided which are pivotally attached to the body for clamping or holding the optical fiber in place upon the fiber support surface and for subjecting the optical fiber to tension. Cutting means are also attached to the body and are moveable in the general direction of such longitudinal axis towards the fiber support surface for severing such optical fiber such that the end face of the fiber is smooth and lies in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the fiber.
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