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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2015
Us Conec, Ltd., Hickory, NC (US);
Darrell R. Childers, Hickory, NC (US);
Jillcha Fekadu Wakjira, Hickory, NC (US);
Michael E. Hughes, Hickory, NC (US);
Joseph P. Howard, Hickory, NC (US);
Arnold Deal, III, Hildebran, NC (US);
Dirk Eric Schoellner, Hlckory, NC (US);
US Conec, Ltd, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus allows a plurality of optical fibers to be held together during the termination process. A handling device holds the optical fibers while a cleaving device allows for consistent cleaving of the optical fibers to ensure the ends are cleaved consistently. The handling device may also be used during the fixation of the optical fibers in the fiber optic ferrule. A method for terminating the plurality of optical fiber is also provided.