Fibre optic cable stripper with threaded blade moving system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11415748-B2
Application number	US-202117211836-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2021
Priority date	May 22, 2020
Publication date	Aug 16, 2022
Grant date	Aug 16, 2022

Abstract

A fibre optic cable stripper, comprising an alignment and fixing element, a rotational adjuster, and a lateral stripping and removing element is provided. The alignment and fixing element, aligning and fixing the fibre optic cable, comprises an alignment and threaded sleeve portion and a fixing portion. The rotational adjuster, sleeved on the alignment and threaded sleeve portion, rotatably moves back and forth thereon. The lateral stripping and removing element, cutting and stripping and rotating the rotational adjuster, comprises an enabling gap portion and a lateral sleeve portion. The lateral sleeve portion is mounted to the rotational adjuster and the enabling gap portion strips at least two gaps through to an end of the fibre optic cable having a preset depth via rotatable movement of the rotational adjuster. The preset depth is different depths defining different diameter sizes of the fibre optic cable.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fibre optic cable stripper, configured for stripping a fibre optic cable, comprising:
an alignment and fixing element configured for receiving, aligning and fixing the fibre optic cable, having an alignment and threaded sleeve portion and a fixing portion attached thereto, the alignment and fixing element define an alignment and fixing core having a distal core central axis, the fixing portion is configured to fix the fibre optic cable within the fibre optic cable stripper;
a rotational adjuster having a lateral adjuster central axis, sleeved on the alignment and threaded sleeve portion, configured to rotatably move laterally back and forth; and
a lateral stripping and removing element, comprising an enabling gap portion and a lateral sleeve portion attached thereto, the lateral sleeve portion mounted to the rotational adjuster, the lateral stripping and removing element configured to move back and forth via the rotational adjuster, the lateral stripping and removing element define a stripping and removing core having a proximal core central axis,
wherein the fibre optic cable is mounted through the alignment and fixing core and stripping and removing core for stripping thereof, whereby following the receiving and fixing of the fibre optic cable, the enabling gap portion strips at least two gaps through to an end of the fibre optic cable having a preset depth via rotatable movement of the rotational adjuster.

2. The fibre optic cable stripper of claim 1 , wherein the alignment and threaded sleeve portion comprises a distal threaded end abutting the fixing portion, a proximal threaded end opposite the distal threaded end surrounding a proximal alignment and threaded sleeve opening of the alignment and fixing core, and a main threaded portion between the proximal and distal threaded ends, whereby the rotational adjuster is configured to rotatably move laterally back and forth from the distal to the proximal threaded ends, whereby the lateral stripping and removing element is configured to move back and forth from the distal to the proximal threaded ends and back via the rotational adjuster, and whereby the enabling gap portion strips at least two gaps through to an end of the fibre optic cable having a preset depth via rotatable movement of the rotational adjuster from the distal threaded end toward the proximal threaded end.

3. The fibre optic cable stripper of claim 2 , wherein the fixing portion comprises a gripping portion and a fixing fastener, the gripping portion surrounding a distal alignment and threaded sleeve opening opposite the proximal alignment and threaded sleeve opening, configured to grip the fibre optic cable, the fixing fastener mounted through the fixing portion to the gripping portion, configured to move the gripping portion to and from the distal core central axis, fixing and releasing the fibre optic cable from the fibre optic cable stripper.

4. The fibre optic cable stripper of claim 3 , wherein the fixing fastener comprises a first fixing fastener having a first threaded rod and a second fixing fastener having a second threaded rod, the second fixing fastener opposite to the first fixing fastener, the fixing portion further comprises a first threaded receiving hole receiving the first threaded rod and a second threaded receiving hole receiving the second threaded rod, whereby the gripping portion moves to and from the distal core central axis, fixing and releasing the fibre optic cable from the fibre optic cable stripper, via movement of the first and second threaded rods through the first and second threaded receiving holes, respectively.

5. The fibre optic cable stripper of claim 2 , wherein the rotational adjuster comprises at least an adjuster handle, configured for gripping and rotating the rotational adjuster when rotatably moving the rotational adjuster from the distal to the proximal threaded ends and back.

6. The fibre optic cable stripper of claim 2 , wherein the rotational adjuster comprises four adjuster handles, evenly spaced annularly therearound, configured for gripping and rotating the rotational adjuster when rotatably moving the rotational adjuster from the distal to the proximal threaded ends and back.

7. The fibre optic cable stripper of claim 2 , wherein the lateral stripping and removing element further comprises a guide trough on an inner side facing the proximal core central axis, and the alignment and threaded sleeve portion comprises a guide rail on an outer side opposite the distal core central axis corresponding to the guide trough, whereby when the lateral stripping and removing element moves from the distal to the proximal threaded ends and back via the rotational adjuster, the lateral stripping and removing element laterally moves without rotating.

8. The fibre optic cable stripper of claim 1 , wherein the enabling gap portion comprises a first enabling gap blade and a second enabling gap blade and a first enabling gap control setting lever and a second enabling gap control setting lever, the first and second enabling gap blades, protrudable through the stripping and removing core, are configured to cut and strip the fibre optic cable having a preset depth, the first and second enabling gap control setting levers are mounted through the enabling gap portion to the first and second enabling gap blades, respectively, and configured to move the first and second enabling gap blades to the preset depth toward the proximal core central axis and back, and cut and strip the fibre optic cable, forming the at least two gaps via the rotational adjuster moving the lateral stripping and removing element mounted thereto from the distal to the proximal threaded end, wherein the first and second enabling gap blades and first and second enabling gap control setting levers are disposed on opposing ends of the enabling gap portion.

9. The fibre optic cable stripper of claim 8 , wherein the enabling gap portion further comprises a third enabling gap blade and a fourth enabling gap blade and a third enabling gap control setting lever and a fourth enabling gap control setting lever, the third and fourth enabling gap blades, protrudable through the stripping and removing core, are configured to cut and strip the fibre optic cable having a preset depth, the third and fourth enabling gap control setting levers mounted through the enabling gap portion to the third and fourth enabling gap blades, respectively, are configured to move the third and fourth enabling gap blades to the preset depth toward the proximal core central axis and back, and cut and strip the fibre optic cable, forming four gaps via the rotational adjuster moving the lateral stripping and removing element mounted thereto from the distal to the proximal threaded end, wherein the first, second, third and fourth enabling gap blades and first, second, third and fourth enabling gap control setting levers are evenly spaced annularly around the enabling gap portion.

10. The fibre optic cable stripper of claim 9 , wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth enabling gap blades comprise a proximal edge, perpendicular with the proximal core central axis, configured to cut vertically straight into the fibre optic cable having the preset depth, and an angled edge, opposite the proximal edge, angled toward a proximal lateral stripping and removing element opening of the lateral stripping and removing element, configured to cut vertically straight through the fibre optic cable having the preset depth and laterally strip the fibre optic cable to form the at least two gaps via the rotational adjuster moving the lateral stripping and removing element mounted thereto from the distal to the proximal threaded end.

Assignees

• Ezconn Corp

Inventors

• Chang Pao-Chen

Classifications

• G02B6/245 Primary

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• H02G1/1204

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• G02B6/4497

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• G02B6/566

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