Patent ID: 6964098

Claim:
An apparatus for removing a sheath on an optical fiber cable, the apparatus comprising: a body having a central hole, the body being split for positioning around the cable; first and second opposed cutting blades having cutting edges protruding from the body into the central hole, said cutting edges facing the cable, said blades being positioned at a cutting angle to a transverse plane of the cable; first and second adjusting screws rotatably mounted in said body for urging said first and second cutting blades toward said cable; first and second continuity test circuits for testing electrical continuity between a metallic sub-sheath of the cable and corresponding ones of the first and second cutting blades; and a cable stabilizer bushing for contacting and aligning said body, said bushing having a central hole for accepting the cable, said bushing further having a plurality of elastomeric rollers extending into the hole for rolling on the cable, said bushing being split for positioning around the cable.