Patent ID: 6816662
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An article for temporarily retaining an optical fiber cable including an unstripped terminal portion thereof having extending therefrom a stripped portion of at least one optical fiber requiring cleaving followed by polishing of an end face thereof, said article comprising:a housing having a recess formed therein; a demountable optical fiber holder, sized to fit said recess, comprising: a base-plate having at least a first fiber channel formed therein to receive the stripped portion of the at least one optical fiber threaded therethrough, said base plate further having a plurality of pockets formed therein; and a cover-plate including a spring clamp, at least a first upper channel and a plurality of posts to be received in said plurality of pockets of said base-plate for assembly of said demountable optical fiber holder to place the stripped portion of the at least one optical fiber between said at least a first fiber channel and said at least a first upper channel; a guide plate attached at an end of said housing to pivot between a first pivot position and a second pivot position, said guide plate having at least one opening for passage therethrough of the stripped portion of the at least one optical fiber; and a rotatable lid attached to said housing to rotate between an open position and a closed position, said rotatable lid including a latch and a pressure bar, said latch engaging said housing to bias said pressure bar against said spring clamp to hold the stripped portion of the at least on optical fiber immobile between said spring clamp and said at least a first fiber channel when said demountable holder resides in said recess, said article temporarily retaining the optical fiber cable for cleaving of the at least one optical fiber and polishing the end face thereof when said rotatable lid is in said closed position.