Patent ID: 9075204
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B23P,B25B,G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An optical connector construction tool comprising: a base plate; a wedge provided to a bottom surface of the base plate, the wedge being inserted into a mechanical splicing part of an optical connector; a pair of arms extending from both side parts of the base plate, the arms having proximal ends for contacting both side parts; a pair of protrusions, each of the protrusions projecting from a corresponding one of the arms toward the base plate, the protrusions engaging the bottom surface of the base plate and deflecting the base plate upward in response to the pair of arms being pressed toward one another; and a locking portion directly connected to a first of the pair of arms via a hinge and is movable between a locked position in which the locking portion is anchored to a second of the pair of arms and an unlocked position in which the locking portion is not anchored to the second of the pair of arms such that in the locked position the locking portion restricts movement of the pair of arms and in the unlocked position movement of the pair of arms is not restricted by the locking portion, the wedge including a rear side wedge and a front side wedge, the rear side wedge being provided on the base plate in a vicinity of the proximal ends of the arms, and the front side wedge being provided on the base plate forward of the vicinity of the proximal ends, the front wedge side of the base plate being deflected upward in advance of the vicinity of the proximal end.