Patent ID: 7620286
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. An optical fiber access tool comprising: an upper member including an engagement portion and a handle portion; a lower member including an engagement portion and a handle portion, the upper and lower members being pivotally connected to each other between their engagement portions and their handle portions; and a blade guide disposed on the engagement portions of at least one of the upper and lower members, the blade guide configured to facilitate guiding a blade over a through slot disposed on the engagement portions of at least one of the upper and lower members, the through slot being configured to expose a portion of buffer tube held between the engagement portions; wherein the blade guide is configured to control the depth that the blade cuts into the buffer tube; and wherein the blade guide includes a U-shaped profile including a first side wall configured to guide a blade into the buffer tube, a bottom wall configured to guide a blade across a portion of the buffer tube, and a second side wall configured to guide a blade out of the buffer tube.