Patent ID: 7639917
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A method for terminating a fiber optic cable within a stub fiber connector assembly having a housing containing a cam with a cam activation cutout exposed at a front of a connector housing, a ferrule holder, the ferrule holder containing a ferrule on which an optical fiber stub and field fiber can be terminated by actuation of a cam actuated clamping device, and a backbone, using a cam activation tool having a base portion, the base portion having a first and second upstanding cradle members, and a cam activation tool handle, the cam activation tool handle having a through hole sized to receive an optical fiber stub and an outer periphery of the cam therethrough, and a cam interface that mates with the cam activation cutout of the cam to lock movement of the cam with movement of the cam activation tool handle when the cam is inserted into the through hole, comprising: positioning the cam activation tool handle onto the base portion with the tool handle in either a first de-activated position or a second activated position; positioning the stub fiber and cam of the connector assembly through the through hole of the cam activation tool handle until the cam interface of the tool handle mates with the cam activation profile of the cam; positioning the connector assembly onto the first and second upstanding members restraining rotation of the ferrule holder and backbone relative to the base portion; rotating the cam activation tool handle from the first de-activated position to the second activated position while restraining the rotation of the ferrule holder and backbone relative to the base portion in order to terminate the optical fiber stub and field fiber onto the connector assembly by actuation of the cam activated clamping device or rotating the cam activated tool handle from the second activated position to the first de-activated position to deactivate termination of the optical fiber stub and field fiber; and removing the terminated or de-activated connector assembly from the cam activation tool.