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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2013
Ofs Fitel, Llc, Norcross, GA (US);
Yue Liang, Peachtree, GA (US);
Denis E. Burek, Cumming, GA (US);
OFS FITEL, LLC, Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
A light hood for a fiber identifier tool that includes a head portion having interior photo detectors, a slot for receiving an optical fiber to be tested, and a clamp mechanism for urging the fiber to bend in the vicinity of the photo detectors when the mechanism is operated. The hood has a generally T-shaped body that defines a lower hood portion arranged to engage the clamp mechanism and operate the mechanism when the lower hood portion is pulled downward by a user. An upper hood portion of the body is configured so that when the lower hood portion is engaged with the clamp mechanism and pulled downward, the upper hood portion descends to cover the head portion of the tool including the slot. Outside light is then blocked from entering the slot and reaching the photo detectors whenever a fiber is tested by the tool, thus preventing false indications.