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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 1977
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Christopher Hensel, Woodbridge, EN;
Ronald Geoffrey Spiers, N. Wembley, EN;
Assignee:
The Post Office, London, EN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
225 965 ; 225101 ; 225105 ; 65DI / ; 83-6 ;
Abstract
A device for severing a dielectric optical waveguide comprising at least one dielectric optical waveguide clamping means for holding a portion of said dielectric optical waveguide against an anvil means, means for applying a constant force to said anvil means independent of displacement of said anvil means so that a pre-set tension is applied to said dielectirc optical waveguide, and knife means for engaging said dielectric optical waveguide and initiating a fracture through said dielectric optical waveguide.