Optical fiber preparation unit
CA 2307223 A1 · Owner: Ware, Scot K. · Inventors: Ware, Scot K.; Dodge, Shawn W.
Overview
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A device (12) for stripping the coating from a coated fiber. The device (12) comprises a base (14) having a longitudinal axis extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of a fiber when the fiber is positioned within the device (12). The device (12) also comprises a coated fiber retaining member (22) coupled to the base (14). The coated fiber retaining member (22) has a fiber holding portion (22) for retaining a portion of a coated fiber along the longitudinal axis. A stripping tool (18) including at least two stripping blades is rotatably mounted to the base (14). One of the blades of the stripping tool (18) has a beveled surface positioned at a 45 degree angle relative to the …
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- Filed October 22, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 22, 2018.
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