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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2010
Kevin C. Beach, Haltom City, TX (US);
Daniel Leyva, Jr., Arlington, TX (US);
David W. Meek, Ft. Worth, TX (US);
Jackie E. Thomison, Ft. Worth, TX (US);
Ashley W. Jones, Denton, TX (US);
Kevin C. Beach, Haltom City, TX (US);
Daniel Leyva, Jr., Arlington, TX (US);
David W. Meek, Ft. Worth, TX (US);
Jackie E. Thomison, Ft. Worth, TX (US);
Ashley W. Jones, Denton, TX (US);
CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
A fiber cleaver having a displaceable fiber guide for aligning and guiding an optical fiber. Generally, the fiber cleaver includes a pair of clamps that may articulate between a retracted position and a clamping position. A displaceable fiber guide directs the optical fiber as it travels along an internal path of the fiber cleaver. The fiber guide translates between a loading position and a clamping position. When the clamps are securing the optical fiber to the internal path, a linear actuator may be depressed in order to translate the fiber guide and ultimately direct the optical fiber toward a scoring blade to cleave the fiber. The fiber guide is sized and shaped such that a predetermined length of optical fiber will remain after cleaving.