Severing by tearing or breaking – Methods – With preliminary weakening
Patent
1975-12-29
1977-09-06
Drummond, Douglas J.
Severing by tearing or breaking
Methods
With preliminary weakening
81 951, 156344, 225 94, 225 965, 350 96R, B26F 300
Patent
active
040462986
ABSTRACT:
This disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for stripping a protective coating from multi-conductor flat ribbon containing a plurality of parallel, spaced optical fibers. The ribbon is clamped to the periphery of a rotatable cylindrical stripping wheel and a cutting blade is brought into contact with, and cuts into, a portion of the protective coating. The stripping wheel is rotated to cut the protective coating while simultaneously optimally bending the fibers preparatory to subsequent fiber breaking operation.
An alternative embodiment is directed to shaving a small section of the protective coating and capturing that section in a clamp. The clamp is moved away from the ribbon to peel a portion of the protective coating therefrom as the cylinder is simultaneously rotated to optimally bend the fibers preparatory to the fiber breaking operation.
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Drummond Douglas J.
Kirk D. J.
Kittle John E.
Western Electric Company Inc.
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