Metal working – Means to assemble or disassemble – Means comprising hand manipulatable tool
Patent
1998-02-17
1999-09-28
Scherbel, David A.
Metal working
Means to assemble or disassemble
Means comprising hand manipulatable tool
B25B 2714
Patent
active
059568321
ABSTRACT:
The present optical fiber connector insertion and removal tool that functions to enable a craftsperson to operate SC-type optical fiber connectors in confined spaces. This tool is constructed to hold the SC-type optical fiber connector away from the craftsperson's hand to enable the craftsperson to perform connector connect/disconnect operations while keeping their hands outside of the optical fiber connector patch panel. In addition, a sliding wedge is movably attached to the base of the present optical connector insertion and removal tool to form an assembly that allows the craftsperson to easily tighten or loosen their grip on the SC-type optical fiber connector 110 by simply and ergonomically flexing the thumb of the hand holding the tool. The present optical fiber connector insertion and removal tool bit configuration combines notched and contoured sections with which to grasp the SC-type optical fiber connector 110. The notched section mates with the indented area in the SC-type optical fiber connector 110 grip while the contour section wraps around the flexible plastic boot of the optical fiber connector 110. Furthermore, the light weight two-part plastic construction of the present optical fiber connector insertion and removal tool minimizes the impact should the tool contact optical fiber terminations or accidentally be dropped in the optical fiber connector patch panel.
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Lucent Technologies - Inc.
Scherbel David A.
Shanley Daniel G.
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