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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:
Aug. 14, 1990
Filed:
May. 30, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siecor Corporation, Hickory, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
30 908 ; 81-94 ;
Abstract
A tool for slicing the gel filled buffer tube of a loose tube optical fiber construction including a set of blocks having a passage therein through which the buffer tube may be pulled, and a blade extending into the passage which lies within a plane containing the central axis of the passage. The tool may have a second blade oppositely directed from the first blade but spaced apart from the first blade in the longitudinal direction. Both blades may form an acute angle with respect to the passage exit.