Apparatus for stripping a coating from an optical fibre
CA 2353371 A1 · Owner: Mcleod, Robert J. · Inventors: Mcleod, Robert J.
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Apparatus for stripping a coating from a coated optical fibre. The apparatus has a pair of opposed blade holders one end of each blade holder, being adapted to releasably receive and retain a blade. The opposed ends of the blade holders are joined with a flexible member. The opposed blade holders are movable from an open position to a closed position. In the closed position edges of the blades are in a parallel spaced apart position spaced , to, grip a coated optical fibre between the plastic blades. The plastic blades are selected and positioned to grip and to effect cracking of the coating while minimizing damage to the optical fibre when a coated optical fibre is placed and moved between …
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- Filed July 23, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 23, 2021.
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