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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ramesh Varma, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Assignee:
TyCom (US) Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 3/00 ; A46B 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 3/00 ; A46B 1/500 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for cleaning electrodes of an optical fiber splicing apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, the cleaning apparatus includes a plurality of tungsten wires and a support member. The plurality of tungsten wires are coupled to the support member at a first end of the support member. The cleaning apparatus may also include a cover that is slidably disposed on the support member. The cover is slidable between a first position where the cover is disposed away from the plurality of tungsten wires and a second position where the plurality of tungsten wires are received within the cover.