Fiber access tool
US4947549A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 1986 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/566
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tool for slicing the gel filled buffer tube of a loose tube optical fiber construction including a set of blocks having a passage therein through which the buffer tube may be pulled, and a blade extending into the passage which lies within a plane containing the central axis of the passage. The tool may have a second blade oppositely directed from the first blade but spaced apart from the first blade in the longitudinal direction. Both blades may form an acute angle with respect to the passage exit.
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