Patent ID: 6343879
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An apparatus for splicing and stripping covered optical fibers placed end to end, comprising:a support block having a flat diametral longitudinal face comprising: a V-shaped longitudinal groove provided on at least an intermediate zone of the flat diametral longitudinal face and configured to receive the covered optical fibers, and a U-shaped longitudinal groove located in a central zone of the flat diametral longitudinal face, the U-shaped longitudinal groove extending the V-shaped longitudinal groove of the intermediate zone and having edges separated by a distance less than the external diameter of the covered optical fibers to allow splitting of a covering at the ends of the covered optical fibers; a clamping and splitting cover having a flat diametral longitudinal face; and a deformable cylindrical crimping tube configured to engage the flat diametral longitudinal face of the support block with the flat diametral longitudinal face of the clamping and splitting cover.