Patent ID: 7391951

Claim:
An optical fiber cleaver, comprising: a main body having a channel extending in a forward-rearward direction; a feed block attached to the main body in the channel, the feed block being operable between a front position and a rear position; a length selector for setting an optical fiber cleaving length, the length selector comprising a scale provided on the main body, a display provided on the feed block, and a position indicator operably associated with the scale when the feed block is in the rear position; a pair of upper and lower clamps which fasten an optical fiber of a fiber-optic cable when the feed block is located in the front position; a slider movable in a direction generally perpendicular to an axial direction of an optical fiber fastened between the pair of upper and lower clamps; a blade carried by the slider, the blade being configured to form an initial partial cleaving in the optical fiber fastened between the pair of upper and lower clamps; and a push-up member carried by the slider and configured to bend the optical fiber subsequent the initial partial cleaving of the optical fiber.