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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
May. 28, 2010
James R. Bylander, Austin, TX (US);
Richard L. Simmons, Leander, TX (US);
Curtis L. Shoemaker, Round Rock, TX (US);
Joseph M. Van Allen, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Donald K. Larson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Joseph C. Sawicki, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald P. Pepin, Georgetown, TX (US);
Martin G. Afflerbaugh, Austin, TX (US);
James R. Bylander, Austin, TX (US);
Richard L. Simmons, Leander, TX (US);
Curtis L. Shoemaker, Round Rock, TX (US);
Joseph M. Van Allen, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Donald K. Larson, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Joseph C. Sawicki, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald P. Pepin, Georgetown, TX (US);
Martin G. Afflerbaugh, Austin, TX (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An assembly tool for installing an optical fiber in an optical connector includes a base and a protrusion setting station. The base includes a connector mount disposed in the base. The connector mount can be configured to receive and secure the optical connector on the base where the connector has a housing and a connector ferrule. The protrusion setting station enables the craftsperson to set distance (or protrusion) that a terminal end of the optical fiber extends from an end face of the connector ferrule. The protrusion station includes a light source to illuminate the terminal end of the optical fiber, at least one black body absorber to eliminate unwanted reflected light and a window to visualize the terminal end of the optical fiber protruding from the end face of the connector ferrule.