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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1993
William R Holland, Ambler, PA (US);
American Telephone and Telegraph Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A winding tool (14) is provided on a manipulator (18) of a type used to route the optical fiber. A hook (22) extends from the winding tool to capture optical fiber (10) extending from a device (11), and the hook is retracted to secure the fiber. A routing wheel (17) is positioned between the device (11 ) to which the optical fiber is connected and the reel such that the wheel can press the optical fiber (10) against an adhesive-coated substrate. The winding tool then winds the optical fiber around a reel (16). The optical fiber next feeds from the reel (16) to the routing wheel (17) as the manipulator (18) is moved to route the optical fiber on the coated substrate. Preferably, prior to the winding and wheel positioning step, the optical fiber between the reel and the routing wheel is engaged with an alignment tool (27). The fiber is secured in the alignment tool during the winding step, and the alignment tool insures engagement of the periphery of the routing wheel with the optical fiber after the winding step.