Patent ID: 7336884

Claim:
A device for shifting the imaging axis of a microscope across fiber-optic endfaces of a multi-fiber connector for inspecting the fiber-optic endfaces through the microscope, the device comprising: (a) a supporting body having a first end portion for attaching to an optical tube of the microscope and a second end portion extended away from the optical tube of the microscope; (b) a pendular arm having a first end rotatably mounted to the second end portion of the supporting body and a second end extended toward the optical tube of the microscope, wherein the pendular arm is rotatable relative to the supporting body and the optical tube about a pendular axis which is parallel with the imaging axis of the microscope; (c) a fitting tip attached to the second end of the pendular arm, the fitting tip capable of interfacing with the multi-fiber connector; and (d) a bevel wheel with a slanted surface disposed to interface with the supporting body and the pendular arm and is adapted to swing the supporting body relative to the pendular arm, moving the imaging axis relative to the fitting tip along a circular track to selectively align the imaging axis between adjacent fiber-optic endfaces of the multi-fiber connector when interfaced with the fitting tip.