Optical fiber splicing station

An apparatus for reducing torsional stress during installation of a mechanical fiber optic splice onto an elongate fiber organization tray, the apparatus comprising:

• a generally planar base having an upper surface;
• means for releasably affixing the splice management device to said upper surface of said base;
• a fiber optic splicing tool having at least one fiber holder which, during a splice operation, secures a terminal portion of an optical fiber at a given orientation;
• and
• means for removably securing said splicing tool to said upper surface of said base such that, when the fiber organization tray is affixed to said upper surface, said orientation of said secured fiber is generally parallel with a lengthwise direction of the fiber organization tray.

An optical fiber splicing station comprising:

• a first optical fiber splicing tool having means for actuating a discrete optical splice;
• a second optical fiber splicing tool having means for actuating a multi-fiber optical splice;
• an optical fiber cleaver;
• and
• a generally planar base having
• an upper surface,
• a lower surface,
• first means for removably securing said first splicing tool to said upper surface at a first location,
• second means for removably securing said second splicing tool to said upper surface at a second location,
• means for removably attaching said cleaver to said upper surface of said base at any one of several locations,
• means for releasably affixing a splice tray to said upper surface of said base, and
• means, attached to said lower surface of said base, for mounting said base to a splice case.

An apparatus for facilitating the installation of a fiber optic splice onto a splice management device, comprising:

• a generally planar base member having an upper surface;
• a fiber optic splicing tool attached to said upper surface of said base member;
• means for releasably affixing a splice management device to said upper surface of said base member;
• a first stop member fixed to said upper surface of said base member, proximate said splicing tool;
• and
• a second stop member mounted to said upper surface of said base member such that said second stop member may be moved with respect to said first stop member.

An apparatus for facilitating the installation of a fiber optic splice onto a splice management device, comprising:

• a generally planar base member having an upper surface;
• a fiber optic splicing tool attached to said upper surface of said base member;
• means for releasably affixing a splice management device to said upper surface of said base member;
• and
• means for mounting a fiber cleaver on said upper surface of said base member, adjacent said fiber splicing tool.