LOW COST, DISPOSABLE OPTICAL FIBER CLEAVER AND A METHOD TO CLEAVE AN OPTICAL FIBER

• Main Authors: THOMPSON, ZACHARY M, PEPIN, RONALD P, GONZALEZ, DAVID, HENDERSON, DANIEL H, ALLEN, WILLIAM G, LURIE, EDWARD B, HEINZ, VIKTOR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 16.10.2014
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; CUTTING; CUTTING-OUT; GLASS; HAND CUTTING TOOLS; MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES; METALLURGY; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; PERFORATING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PUNCHING; SEVERING; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING; STAMPING-OUT; TRANSPORTING

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a device (100) to cleave an optical fiber (50) is provided. The device includes a base (110) and a cover (130) that is rotatably connected to the base. The base (100) has a work surface and a mandrel (120) disposed in the base and extend...