Tool for cleaving fiber optic elements

Details Tool for cleaving fiber optic elements Tool for cleaving fiber optic elements

1979-03-05

1981-04-21

Yost, Frank T.

Cutlery

Combined cutlery or combined with ancillary feature

With heater

301649, 225 96, B26B 300

Patent

active

042624177

ABSTRACT:
A method and tool are disclosed for use in cleaving fiber optic elements preparatory to a splice for joining of two such fiber optic elements. The method comprises the steps of first moving a grooving tool about the entire circumference of a fiber optic element to form a circumferential groove therein, and then stressing the fiber optic element in the vicinity of the groove to provide a clean, mirror type end surface of the element which is suitable for subsequent splicing thereof with another suitably prepared element. The tool which is useful in cleaving a fiber optic element comprises support means having a longitudinal axis for supporting the fiber optic element therealong, grooving means for forming a groove in the surface of the fiber optic element, and mounting means for mounting the grooving means to revolve about the longitudinal axis of the support means to circumferentially groove a fiber optic element about its entire circumference.

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patent: 3365797 (1968-01-01), Cook
patent: 4154385 (1979-05-01), Lewis

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