Optical fiber ribbon splitting tool

Details Optical fiber ribbon splitting tool Optical fiber ribbon splitting tool

2006-12-21

2008-08-26

Kaveh, Kianni C (Department: 2883)

Optical waveguides

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C385S138000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07418180

ABSTRACT:
An optical fiber ribbon splitting tool for selectively separating optical fibers of an optical fiber ribbon into one or more subsets of optical fibers. The ribbon splitting tool comprises a housing, a shearing device movably mounted within the housing, and an actuator for actuating the shearing device such that a subset of optical fibers is separated from the optical fiber ribbon. The shearing device may comprise a plunger having at least one shearing edge profile and a platen. A ribbon splitting tool for use at a cable access point of a fiber optic cable in which at least one optical fiber ribbon is accessible for splitting.

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