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Fiber optic cable stripping and measurement apparatus

  • US 6,675,458 B1
  • Filed: 11/02/2001
  • Issued: 01/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A fiber optic cable stripping and measuring apparatus, comprising:

  • a fiber clamp for securing a first portion of the fiber optic cable;

    a fiber stripper spaced from said fiber clamp for scoring a buffer layer of the fiber optic cable to enable the buffer layer of a portion of the fiber optic cable to be removed to expose an optical fiber within the fiber optic cable; and

    a marking mandrel spaced from said fiber stripper and having a circumference that exceeds the minimum bend radius of the fiber optic cable, said marking mandrel having a marking groove formed on its periphery so that the exposed optical fiber of the fiber optic cable is marked at a predetermined location.

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