Device for applying heat to an adhesive
AssigneeGKN Westland Helicopters Limited
InventorAndrew Robert Voizey
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Abstract
A device for applying heat to an adhesive of the type used to set an optical fibre in a termination therefor, the device including a portable housing, a heater disposed within the housing and a holder for holding the termination in operative relationship with the heater to promote curing of the adhesive.
Claims24
A device for applying heat to an adhesive of the type used to set an optical fibre in a termination therefor, wherein the device comprises a portable housing, heating means disposed within the housing and holding means for holding the termination in operative relationship with the heating means to promote curing of the adhesive wherein the heating means comprises a heating member having at least one recess or aperture therein and the or each recess or aperture is provided along an edge portion of the heating member.
A method of setting a fibre of a fibre optic cable in a termination therefor, comprising:
- a) engaging the fibre with the termination;
- b) applying adhesive or causing adhesive to be applied to the fibre and/or termination;
- c) introducing the engaged fibre and termination into a portable housing containing heating means wherein the heating means comprises a heating member having at least one recess or aperture therein provided along an edge portion of the heating member;
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- d) holding the assembly of fibre, termination and adhesive with a holding means in the recess or aperture, in operative relationship with the heating means, until curing of the adhesive, promoted by the heating means, has been effected.
A device for applying heat to an adhesive of the type used to set an optical fibre in a termination therefor, wherein the device comprises a portable housing, heating means disposed within the housing and holding means for holding the termination in operative relationship with the heating means to promote curing of the adhesive, and wherein the heating means comprises a heating member having at least one recess or aperture therein, and the heating member comprises a plurality of differently sized and/or configured recesses or apertures, adapted to receive a variety of sizes or types of optical fibre terminations therein.
A device for applying heat to an adhesive of the type used to set an optical fibre in a termination therefor, wherein the device comprises a portable housing, heating means disposed within the housing and holding means for holding the termination in operative relationship with the heating means to promote curing of the adhesive, and wherein the heating means comprises a heating member having at least one recess or aperture therein, and wherein the heating member is removable from the housing.
A device for applying heat to an adhesive of the type used to set an optical fibre in a termination therefor, wherein the device comprises a portable housing, heating means disposed within the housing and holding means for holding the termination in operative relationship with the heating means to promote curing of the adhesive, and wherein the heating means comprises a heating member having at least one recess or aperture therein, and wherein the heating member is generally elongate, and the recesses/apertures are provided along two opposite sides thereof.
A device for applying heat to an adhesive of the type used to set an optical fibre in a termination therefor, wherein the device comprises a portable housing, heating means disposed within the housing and holding means for holding the termination in operative relationship with the heating means to promote curing of the adhesive, and wherein the heating means comprises a heating member having at least one recess or aperture therein, and wherein the heating member is heated by a heating element, the heating element being located, in use, generally within the heating member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.