Patent ID: 8998682
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: B01F,B05C,B29B,G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a cleaver configured to automatically cleave a bare fiber extending from an end face of a terminus or connector of a fiber optic cable, the cleaver including a stress applicator configured to stress the bare fiber and a defect-formation device configured to create a surface defect at a surface of the bare fiber under stress when the bare fiber is stressed by the stress applicator; an abrader configured to automatically abrade the end face of the terminus or connector after the bare fiber is cleaved; a chuck configured to receive the terminus or connector; and an index carriage configured to selectably move between a first position in which the cleaver is aligned with the chuck and a second position in which the abrader is aligned with the chuck.