Optical fiber termination tool

• US 6,230,387 B1
• Filed: 10/20/1998
• Issued: 05/15/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Original Assignee: Panduit Corporation
• Inventors: Gritters, Randy, Marrs, Samuel
• Primary Examiner(s): BRIGGS, WILLIAM R
• Application Number:
  US09/175,747
• Time in Patent Office: 938 Days
• Field of Search: 295/644, 297/51, 295/661, 295/664, 724/10, 724/16, 81/94.4
• US Class Current: 29/566.4
• CPC Class Codes: B25B 27/146 Clip clamping hand tools
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/245 Removing protective coverings of light guides before coupling
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/25 Preparing the ends of light guides for coupling, e.g. cutting
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5151 Means comprising hand-manipulatable implement
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53226 Fastening by deformation

Abstract

A tool for field terminating optical fibers has an optical fiber cable preparation area for cutting and stripping the optical fiber cables and includes a fiber optic plug termination area and a fiber optic jack termination area.

Claims

1. A tool for terminating optical fiber cables, comprising:

a pair of handles cooperatively engaged and movable from an open position to a closed position wherein the pair of handles cooperate to form a fiber optic plug termination area having a plug housing opening and a cantilevered spring board extending from an abutment side of the plug housing opening.

8. A tool according to claim 1 wherein each of the spring boards includes a cam surface latch adapted for mating with a corresponding cam surface recess formed on the plug and jack housings respectively.

9. A tool according to claim 8 wherein the fiber optic cable preparation area contain a fiber optic cable stripping blade and a cutting blade.

2. A tool for terminating optical fiber cables, comprising:

a pair of handles pivotally connected and movable from an open to a closed position, wherein the pair of handles cooperate to form a fiber optic plug termination area, a fiber optic jack termination area and a fiber optic cable preparation area, wherein the plug termination area and the jack termination area have plug and jack housing openings respectively and each opening includes a cantilevered spring board extending from an abutment side of the respective housing opening.

3. A tool according to claim 2 wherein each of the spring boards includes a cam surface latch adapted for mating with a corresponding cam surface recess formed on the plug and jack housings respectively.

4. A tool according to claim 2 wherein the fiber optic cable preparation area includes a fiber optic cable stripping blade and a cutting blade.

5. A tool for terminating optical fiber cables, comprising:

a pair of handles cooperatively engaged and movable from an open position to a closed position wherein the pair of handles cooperate to form a fiber optic jack termination area having a jack housing opening and a cantilevered spring board extending from an abutment side of the jack housing opening.

6. A tool according to claim 5 wherein each of the spring boards includes a cam surface latch adapted for mating with a corresponding cam surface recess formed on the plug and jack housings respectively.

7. A tool according to claim 6 wherein the fiber optic cable preparation area contain a fiber optic cable stripping blade and a cutting blade.