Patent ID: 8296924

Claim:
A hand tool for processing the stripped bare end of an insulated fiber optic light-wave conductor ( 2 ), comprising: (a) a tool body ( 5 ) having a generally horizontal axis; (b) a pair of crimping jaws ( 8 , 9 ) connected with said tool body for crimping a tubular contact member ( 40 , 41 ) arranged normal to said tool body axis concentrically about the stripped end of the light-wave conductor at a location spaced from the end extremity thereof, whereby an excess end portion ( 2 a ) of the light-wave conductor extends beyond the tubular contact member; (c) a support tray ( 23 ) connected with said crimping jaws, said support tray having a rear stop wall ( 24 ), said support tray being arranged to support the crimped contact member with the conductor excess bare end portion extending through an opening ( 25 , 26 ) contained in said tray stop wall; (d) deflecting means ( 28 ; 49 ) for angularly deflecting said conductor excess end portion relative to the longitudinal axis of the contact member, thereby to tension the region of the light-wave conductor bare end portion that is adjacent the contact member; and (e) a cutting device ( 29 ) connected with said tool body and arranged between said deflecting means and said stop wall for engaging the tensioned conductor region and severing the excess bare end portion from the conductor.