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Apparatus for cleaving an optical fiber
Assignee: G&H Technology Inc
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Filing: 1984-08-29
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Granted: 1985-07-23
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Expires: 2004-08-29
Abstract
Abstract A hand-held optical fiber cleaving tool has a shaft for receiving a fiber which has had the end portion of the protective cover removed. A reduced diameter section in the shaft acts as an abutment, and the exposed end of the fiber is held in a V-block clamp. The clamp is spring-biased to place the fiber in tension during a circumferential scoring by a pointed scoring tool which is journaled about the shaft. The applied tension causes the fiber to break upon completion of the scoring. In an alternate embodiment which is not hand-held, support is provided for the fiber opposite the scoring tool.
Inventors
- 👤 Marik Balyasny
- 👤 William F. Lovell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 20:09
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/25; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S83/00; Y10S83/929; Y10S83/949; Y10S83/95; Y10T; Y10T225/00; Y10T225/10; Y10T225/12; Y10T225/30; Y10T225/307; Y10T225/321; Y10T225/325; Y10T225/35; Y10T225/357; Y10T225/393; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/869; Y10T83/8748; Y10T83/8749
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
Apparatus for cleaving an optical fiber comprising: shaft means having an axially extending opening therethrough for receiving a fiber therein; a transfer block having a fiber support surface thereon; first spring means resiliently urging the transfer block away from the shaft means; lever means pivotally mounted to said transfer block for selectively moving a fiber holding pad toward and away from the transfer block support surface while simultaneously moving the transfer block respectively away from and toward the shaft means such that release of the lever means moves the pad against the fiber and at the same time places the fiber in tension; second spring means interconnecting the lever means and the transfer block resiliently urging the fiber holding pad toward the support surface; and sharp-pointed means rotatably mounted on said shaft means for contacting the circumferential periphery of the fiber and effecting a single score line completely around the fiber that is precisely 90 degrees to the fiber longitudinal axis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
Apparatus for cleaving an optical fiber comprising: shaft means having an axially extending opening therethrough for receiving a fiber therein; a transfer block having a fiber support surface thereon; first spring means resiliently urging the transfer block away from the shaft means; lever means pivotally mounted to said transfer block for selectively moving a fiber holding pad toward and away from the transfer block support surface while simultaneously moving the transfer block respectively away from and toward the shaft means such that release of the lever means moves the pad against the fiber and at the same time places the fiber in tension; second spring means interconnecting the lever means and the transfer block resiliently urging the fiber holding pad toward the support surface; and sharp-pointed means rotatably mounted on said shaft means for contacting the circumferential periphery of the fiber and effecting a single score line completely around the fiber that is precisely 90 degrees to the fiber longitudinal axis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
Apparatus as in claim 1, in which the shaft means is mounted onto a yoke arm, the transfer means is slidingly interconnected with the yoke arm by a plurality of pins, and the first spring means resiliently interrelating the yoke arm and transfer block.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
Apparatus as in claim 1, in which the shaft means opening has an entrance end portion of which opening has a cross-sectional dimension larger than that of a fiber with protective cover and an exit end portion of which opening is smaller than said entrance end portion cross-section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus as in claim 1, in which the sharp-pointed means is carried by a rotor rotatably journaled about the shaft means axially extending opening.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
Apparatus as in claim 1, in which the shaft means, transfer block, first spring means, lever means, second spring means and sharp-pointed means are all assembled on the end of a handle such that the lever means is hand operable.
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