Patent ID: 6913397
Filing Date: 2005-07-05
Classification: G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for insertion of individual fibers of a plurality of fiber cables into respective rows of fiber holes in a ferrule, comprising: releasably mounting the ferrule in a first element; releasably mounting a proximal end of a first cable containing exposed fibers onto a movable element; adjusting the movable element until the fibers are adjacent to a bottom-most row of ferrule fiber holes and inserting each fiber in the first cable into its respective ferrule fiber hole in the bottom-most row; releasably mounting the inserted first cable in a second element and releasing the inserted first cable from the movable element; releasably mounting a proximal end of a second cable containing exposed fibers onto the movable element; and adjusting the movable element until the fibers in the second cable are adjacent to a second row of ferrule fiber holes immediately above the bottom-most row and inserting each fiber in the second cable into its respective ferrule fiber hole in the second row.