Metal working – Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for... – Including composite tool
Reexamination Certificate
1998-10-20
2001-05-15
Briggs, William (Department: 3722)
Metal working
Plural diverse manufacturing apparatus including means for...
Including composite tool
C029S751000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06230387
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a tool for field terminating an optical fiber connector and more particularly to an optical fiber termination tool which cuts and strips fiber optic cables and terminates the cables to either a fiber optic plug or a fiber optic jack connector.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A variety of tools are known in the art of modular electrical connectors for assisting in the field termination of electric wires to modular connectors. Tools are known which allow the user to cut and strip the wires and terminate them to a plug or jack secured by the tool frame. The precise alignment of the electrical wires within the modular plug or jack is not critical, it is only necessary that proper electrical contact is made between the wires and the contacts of the electrical connector. With the increasing use of fiber optic connectors, it is becoming more important to have fiber optic connectors and tools which allow for field termination. However, with fiber optics precise alignment of the mating ends of fiber optic plugs and connectors is critical and requires tools which will very accurately align and terminate the fiber optic cables within the respective fiber optic connector.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved fiber optic termination tool.
It is another object of the invention to provide a fiber optic termination tool with an improved fiber optic cable alignment.
In general, a termination tool in accordance with the present invention includes a pair of handles pivotally connected and movable from an open to a closed position, wherein the pair of handles cooperate to form a fiber optic plug termination area, a fiber optic jack termination area and a fiber optic cable preparation area. Additionally, the plug termination area and the jack termination area having plug and jack housing openings respectively and each opening including a cantilevered spring board extending from an abutment side of the respective housing opening and each of the spring boards includes a cam surface latch adapted for mating with a corresponding cam surface recess formed on the plug and jack housings respectively.
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Gritters Randy
Marrs Samuel
Briggs William
McCann Robert A.
Panduit Corp.
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