Method and apparatus for separating one or more optical fibers from an optical fiber ribbon
US5944949A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1972
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for accessing fibers in an optical fiber ribbon by separating the ribbon into first and second portions has a lower element having a slot therein for holding the ribbon, a coupling element to which the lower element is fixedly mounted, and a slotted upper element vertically and rotatably movable on the coupling element. The upper element can be raised to permit insertion of a fiber ribbon into the two slotted elements, after which it is lowered and twisted on the coupling element to separate the ribbon into two parts.
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