Patent ID: 8503850

Claim:
An optical fiber connector tool comprising: an inner housing defining an interior passageway extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end for accepting an optical fiber therethrough, said inner housing comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending clamping surfaces; at least one outer housing surrounding at least a portion of said inner housing, wherein said at least one outer housing is movable with respect to said inner housing; and at least one optical fiber cutting component that is moveable from a first position to a second position, wherein the second position is closer to an axis along the center of the interior passageway than the first position; wherein the at least one optical fiber cutting component is housed within a cleaving component having a clamshell configuration and wherein application of pressure on an outer surface of said at least one optical fiber cutting component causes said at least one optical fiber cutting component to move radially inward from said first position to said second position.