Severing by tearing or breaking – Breaking or tearing apparatus – Combined with preliminary weakener or with nonbreaking cutter
Patent
1975-12-16
1977-04-12
Yost, Frank T.
Severing by tearing or breaking
Breaking or tearing apparatus
Combined with preliminary weakener or with nonbreaking cutter
225101, B26F 300
Patent
active
040170136
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for severing the ends of a plurality of parallel optical fibers so that the endfaces thereof are relatively flat, are substantially perpendicular to the fiber axes and are relatively coplanar. The fibers are bent over an arcuate surface and are slidably clamped between the flat surfaces of two pieces of rubbery material. The clamp is urged by a spring in such a direction that the fibers are in tension. After one fiber is scored and breaks, the clamp automatically slides along the remaining fibers until the clamping force on those fibers is sufficient to prevent further sliding. The fibers are individually severed in this manner.
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Glodge; D. et al., "Optical Fiber End Preparation for Low-Loss Splices." The Bell System Technical Journal, 52 (Nov. 1973), USA, 1973, p. 1584.
Hawk Robert M.
Racki Jerome G.
Corning Glass Works
Patty, Jr. Clarence R.
Simmons, Jr. William J.
Yost Frank T.
Zebrowski Walter S.
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