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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:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2006
Applicants:
Jan Watte, Grimbergen, BE;
Yvette Jogien Plaisier, Antwerp, BE;
Jan Vandenbroeck, Aarschot, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Tyco Electronics Raychem NV, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mechanism for cleaving optical fibers, comprising fiber cleaving means and gripping members arranged to grip an optical fiber and to apply a pulling force to put the fiber under tension whilst the fiber is cleaved, wherein the gripping member(s) C are arranged to eject a cleaved-off part of the fiber F into a receptacleonce the fiber has been cleaved, and/or the fiber F is bent during cleaving by means of a rotatable double anvilwidely separated from the gripping members.