Method and device for stripping optical fibre ribbons

A device for removing a coating from a length of a fiber ribbon held in a holder, the length of the fiber ribbon from which the coating is to be removed extending from an edge of the holder, the fibers of the fiber ribbon extending in, and defining, a first direction, the device comprising:

• a) a first element having a recess for receiving the holder;
• b) a second element including
• i) a base having a recess extending lengthwise in the first direction and having
• A) a length approximately as long as the length of the fiber ribbon from which the coating is to be removed,
• B) a width at least as wide as a width of the fiber ribbon,
• C) a first end extending perpendicular to the first direction,
• D) a first wall extending perpendicular to the first direction and located opposite the first end of the recess,
• E) a scoring device arranged adjacent to the first wall, and
• F) an exhaust opening defined in the recess of the base, and
• ii) a pushing plate
• A) attached to the base of the second element by means of a hinge at a first end, the hinge being arranged perpendicular to the first direction,
• B) having an opened state and a closed state, and
• C) having a scoring device at a second end, opposite the first end, such that when the pushing plate is in the closed state, the scoring device of the pushing plate is located adjacent to the scoring device of the base;
• and
• c) a guide, arranged between the first element and second element, for allowing linear motion along the first direction between the first and second elements such that the first and second element may be brought together and separated.