Patent ID: 11886028
Assignee: HUBBELL POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A tool for separating fibers in a rollable ribbon, the tool comprising:
a chassis having a length and a guide surface along an external surface of the chassis length for receiving a first portion of a rollable ribbon in a flattened position, the guide surface for positioning the first portion of the rollable ribbon having a first node with selected fibers to be separated, the selected fibers being positioned flat on the guide surface; and
a blade securable to the chassis, the blade having a blade cutting edge positioned toward the guide surface at an acute angle to the guide surface,
wherein the external surface is exterior to the tool when the tool is in a closed position, and
wherein the angle of the blade cutting edge with respect to the guide surface allows the cutting edge to urge the first portion of the flattened ribbon fibers against the guide surface when the fibers are drawn through the chassis along the guide surface.