Abstract: A simple tool, involving a suitably grooved flat base and a stripping blade movably connected thereto whereby the blade may be simply moved in and out of its stripping position, and wherein its cutting edge straddles a plurality of the base grooves. The grooves are sized as to depth, appropriate to the diameter of the optical fiber and its buffer coat, and with a small clearance, such that when the coated fiber is held and drawn in a first groove, the blade is never loaded against the glass fiber, so that the blade strips only the coating from only one side of the buffered fiber, without scoring contact with the fiber core, and further such that upon 180.degree. rotation of the fiber to place it in a second groove, the drawn fiber will be stripped of the remaining coating, also without scoring contact with the fiber core.

Abstract: For spliced connection of multi-channel optical-fiber cable ends, the invention contemplates provision of a splice case internally adapted for the storage of excess length of cable in an accumulator and near the splice region, there being a splice mount that is removably secured to the accumulator, so that stored excess cable length will permit selective removal of the splice mount and all its fiber splices to a working location remote from the splice case and its accumulator, all without disturbing the continuous communicating connection of splice fibers not requiring service maintenance or repair. When the servicing operation has been completed, the excess cable length is readily re-coiled into the accumulator, the splice mount is returned to its secured position, and the splice case is re-closed.

Abstract: Conventional communication cables must be spliced and so must fiber optic cables. Special care must be taken at splice points or locations so as not to cause faults in the optical fibers and still have an organized packaging and splicing arrangement. Optical fibers, unlike copper wire conductors, have memory. This causes a problem, for example, since one can splice a copper pair, coil it up or place it in a splice case, and it will stay. If the same thing is done on an optical fiber, it will not stay as placed and in fact will recoil like a spring. This invention comprises a fiber organizer, made up of a series of channels, and it can accommodate and secure individual spliced fibers from each length of the optical cables. Also the organizer provides a fiber splice support section in which the splices are placed upon completion.