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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2011
Michael DE Jong, Colleyville, TX (US);
Greg James Scherer, Keller, TX (US);
Howard Clark Schwartz, Dallas, TX (US);
Craig Alan Strause, Springtown, TX (US);
Michael de Jong, Colleyville, TX (US);
Greg James Scherer, Keller, TX (US);
Howard Clark Schwartz, Dallas, TX (US);
Craig Alan Strause, Springtown, TX (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A bladeless stripping device includes a body having a cutting zone across the body forming a living hinge to fold the body along a fold area. An aperture may be located through the body and may be associated with the fold area. The aperture may change dimension as the body is folded and unfolded. The fiber aperture may receive for example an optical fiber in an unfolded state and may close upon for example the optical fiber in a folded state such that, when the bladeless stripping device is translated along for example the optical fiber at least one coating of for example the optical fiber is caused to be stripped away, revealing for example a bare glass fiber suitable, for example, for connectorizing or splicing.