Tooling and method for manufacturing a fiber optic array

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PATENT NO 9829667
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14816254

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A fixture (44/244) is for forming a fiber optic array (10/110/210) that defines a plurality of discrete fibers (12) extending from a spaced-apart arrangement to a consolidated arrangement wherein the fibers (12) are layered next to each other for a further ribbonizing process. The fixture (44/244) includes a pair of contact blades (54/254) that are configured to slide along a direction transverse to the longitudinal axes of the fibers (12) for consolidating the fibers (12).

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COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY UK LIMITEDDORCAN

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Murray, David Patrick Bishopston, GB 73 1344
Taylor, Christopher Charles Cheltenham Glos, GB 43 456
White, Gordon John Gloucester, GB 38 859

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