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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Olivier Tatat, Sangatte, FR;
Alain Lavenne, Calais, FR;
Jean-pierre Bonicel, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Draka Comteq B.V., , NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/10 (2006.01); B26D 1/48 (2006.01); A61B 17/24 (2006.01); B26F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cutter tool for cutting at least one optical fiber arranged freely in a cavity of a telecommunications cable, the tool including a cutting element and a tube, the cutting element being adapted to form a snare around at least one optical fiber to be cut, the snare providing two strands of filament adapted to be introduced in the tube, and the tool enabling an optical fiber branch connection to be made over a long distance through an existing tapping window.